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Ottawa man dies in industrial accident

A 28-year-old male employee of Quantec Geoscience Inc. of Timmins was fatally injured during a fall in a bush area near Levack.
A 28-year-old male employee of Quantec Geoscience Inc. of Timmins was fatally injured during a fall in a bush area near Levack.

Jonathon Davis, an Ottawa resident, was conducting a geophysical survey that was supported in part by Fort Knox Gold Resources Inc., also known as FNX Mining Company Inc., of Sudbury. FNX acquired a 100 per cent interest in the mineral rights to five properties ? McCreedy West, Levack, Victoria, Kirkwood and Norman ? from Inco last fall.

The incident is currently under investigation by Greater Sudbury Police Services and the Ministry of Labour.