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CBC
7 hours ago
- CBC
Ottawa man camping with child dies after tree falls on his tent at Mallorytown campsite
An Ottawa man is dead and his 10-year old child has been injured after a large tree fell on their tent in a Mallorytown, Ont., campsite early Sunday morning, police say. Emergency services responded to the campsite after receiving reports shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a news release Monday evening. Employees of the campground called police after the child came looking for help, OPP Const. Joey Mason said in an interview. "We were able to confirm that the child's father was still in the tent and had actually been struck by this tree. There were no vital signs when [he was] assessed by EMS," he said. "It is a tragedy, and the OPP's thoughts are with the family." The child sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The Office of the Chief Coroner will conduct a postmortem into the death. Mallorytown is located about 60 kilometres east of Kingston. A severe thunderstorm tore through large parts of eastern Ontario Saturday night.
CTV News
8 hours ago
- CTV News
Ottawa man dies, child injured after tree falls on tent during storm in Mallorytown, Ont.
An OPP cruiser is seen in this undated file photos. (CTV News) An Ottawa man was killed after a tree fell on a tent in Mallorytown during a severe thunderstorm over the weekend, police say. Ontario Provincial Police say they received reports shortly after 6 a.m. that a large tree had fallen on a vehicle and a tent at a campground about 135 kilometres southwest of downtown Ottawa. First responders found a man in his 40s dead inside the tent, police say. The man was not identified. He was accompanied by his 10-year-old child, who sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. A postmortem examination will be conducted, police say. A police investigation is ongoing with the Office of the Chief Coroner. A severe thunderstorm on Saturday night and early Sunday morning brought strong winds and heavy rain, downing trees and cutting electricity to thousands across eastern Ontario. Emergency services were also called to Algonquin Park and rescued a mother and her 13-year-old son along North Depot Lake after a tree fell on their tent overnight. The child suffered 'very serious injuries,' police say and is recovering in hospital. Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E250806034.
CTV News
14 hours ago
- Climate
- CTV News
Storm cleanup continues in Mallorytown, Ont.
A sawed-up tree in front of Melissa Saunders' residence in Mallorytown after a severe storm knocked it down early Sunday morning. (Jack Richardson/CTV News Ottawa). Cleanup from a severe thunderstorm over the weekend continues in Mallorytown, Ont. as hundreds in the area remain without power. Melissa Saunders woke up to a loud noise around 1:50 a.m. Sunday at her farm along Highway 2, just outside of the village. 'I heard this huge bang, there was a flash of lightning, and I could literally see light come up and down our power line that runs from the hydro line to our house,' Saunders tells CTV News Ottawa. Mallorytown A fallen tree in front of a farm just outside of Mallorytown, Ont. along Highway 2. (Melissa Saunders) 'We woke up in the morning and checked everything out, we've got at least 3 or 4 trees down on fence lines.' According to the Hydro One outage map, approximately 10,000 customers remained without power in eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Valley on Monday. Communities in northeastern Ontario have declared emergencies from the severe storm. According to the Acting Director of Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project, Connell Miller, experts will not be able to confirm whether a tornado touched down for a few days due to the extent of the damage. More details to come
