A 40-year-old man is dead after two personal watercraft collided on Crowe River north of Marmora on Saturday (July 20).
Just before 3 p.m. on Saturday, Central Hastings Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Marmora and Lake Fire Department and Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services responded to a collision involving two personal watercraft, each with a driver and passenger, on Crowe River near Crowe Lake.
The initial investigation by police found that one personal watercraft struck the rear of another personal watercraft.
As a result of the collision, the passenger of the personal watercraft that was struck — a 40-year-old man from Quinte West — was pronounced dead despite life-saving efforts. The driver of the personal watercraft that was struck was transported to hospital by ambulance with serious injuries.
Police say all four people on the two personal watercraft were wearing lifejackets at the time of the collision.
The collision remains under police investigation.
