UPDATED: Two Dead After Vehicle Pulled From Colchester Harbour
Tuesday January 15th, 2019, 5:46pm
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On January 15th, 2019 at approximately 9:30am the OPP, Essex-Windsor EMS, Essex Fire and Rescue Service, Kingsville Fire Department and a United States Coast Guard helicopter responded to a vehicle in the water at Colchester Harbour on Lake Erie.
Police say the vehicle had entered the water via the boat launch ramp and was removed with the assistance of a local towing company.
Two occupants found within the vehicle were transported to an area hospital where they succumbed to their injuries.
Essex County OPP have identified the occupants of the vehicle as Bing Chen a 56-year-old male and Yan Li a 33-year-old female, both of Windsor.
The Essex County Crime Unit, under the direction of Detective Inspector Scott Moore of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch continue to investigate the circumstances of the deaths.