MORLEY TOWNSHIP, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a hunting death of an 18-year-old Timmins, Ont. man.
Police, in a release issued on Tuesday, said members of the Rainy River detachment, with the help of staff with the Ministry of Natural Resources, responded to the incident at about 4 p.m. on Sunday near Morley Township, west of Fort Frances.
The victim was fatally injured while hunting and has been identified as Brent Secord.
According to a statement by the Northeastern District Catholic School Board on Facebook, Secord was a Grade 12 student at O'Gorman High School in Timmins. Flags at all the board's schools and board office have been lowered to honour him.
The investigation continues, with the help of several OPP units, including the Northwest Crime Unit, which is operating under the direction of Detective Inspector Darryl Sigouin of the OPP’s criminal investigation branch.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 1-888-310-1122, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by visiting www.p3tips.com/273.
***An earlier version of this story got the victim's first name incorrect. We apologize for the error.
