(RENFREW, ON) – Renfrew officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating two unrelated sudden deaths, one in the early evening of August 2 near Matawatchan, the other in the early morning hours on August 3 in Horton Township.
On Saturday evening, August 2 OPP officers and paramedics attended an address on Matawanooka Line in the Township of Greater Madawaska. A 65-year-old male from Ottawa was eating food at a campfire when he began to choke. The male was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Sunday August 3 at approximately 2am officers responded to a report of two campers who had fallen down an embankment in Horton Township. Police, fire and paramedics attended and assisted a 20-year-old male who had fallen approximately 35 feet. A 24-year old female deceased was also located down the embankment. The male suffered minor injuries.
The Ontario Coroners Office is leading both investigations, assisted by the OPP.