CALEB NICKERSON
ÎLE DU GRAND CALUMMET June 1, 2020
A 59-year-old man was found dead on Île du Grand Calumet on the morning of June 1 from what appears to be a work related incident.
Police were called to a wooded area near 2 chemin Derouin at about 10 a.m. Attempts were made to resuscitate the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene . . .
“It looks like a work related incident because the man was in the woods chopping trees and you can notice that they were fresh trees that were cut near the victim,” explained Sûreté du Québec Sgt. Marc Tessier the following day. “An autopsy will be done in the next couple of days to determine the cause of death. It could be work related or the man could have had [a medical emergency]. There’s nothing criminal about that incident.”
Tessier added that Quebec’s workplace safety commission, the CNESST, will be taking over the investigation with police help.
“They’re responsible for work-related incidents, we’re responsible to determine if there are any criminal elements, and there were not, but we do assist them on their investigation,” he said.
