Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has confirmed that the body of an individual was located by the OPP dive team Wednesday night after a vehicle submerged into Lake Ontario in Greater Napanee.
The SIU says in a release that an officer with the Lennox and Addington OPP detachment attempted to stop a driver on Bath Road at around 10:55 p.m. on Tuesday.
Shortly after, the SIU says the vehicle hit a ditch and entered Lake Ontario in the area of Highway 33 and County Road 21.
OPP divers located a deceased person inside the submerged vehicle Wednesday night.
The individual has not yet been formally identified.
One investigator, a collision reconstructionist and two forensic investigators have been assigned to the case at this time.
Anyone with information on the investigation, including video or photos, is asked to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 or online at: https://siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php
