KENORA – NEWS – The Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Marine and Trails Unit (MTU) and Forensic Identification Unit are investigating a fire on Lake of the Woods.
On Monday, February 18, 2019, at approximately 1:00 pm, the Kenora OPP were advised of a structure on fire on Kendal Inlet Road, Lake of the Woods.
Police arrived on the scene along with the McKenzie Clearwater Fire and observed a cottage fully engulfed in flames.
A single deceased male was located inside the structure. The deceased has now been identified as 38-year-old, Tyler STEEK from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Ontario Fire Marshall Office continues to investigate this incident.