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OPP investigating suspicious death in northwestern Ont.
Members of the Red Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a sudden death in Pikangikum First Nation.
Members of the Red Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a sudden death in Pikangikum First Nation.
Police were called just after 10 p.m. June 1, arriving with Pikangikum Peacekeepers and emergency medical services and found an individual in medical distress on Big House Road.
'EMS transported the individual to the Pikangikum Nursing Station, where they were pronounced deceased,' the OPP said in a news release.
'The deceased has been identified as Tina Turtle, 61 years old of Pikangikum. A post-mortem examination will be conducted at the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service in Toronto.'
Anyone who has not yet spoken with investigators and has information in relation to this investigation is encouraged to contact the Red Lake OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online.
