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Bracebridge man seriously injured in assault dies at Toronto area hospital: OPP

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A 48-year-old man from Bracebridge has died after he was airlifted to a Toronto area hospital with life-threatening injuries following a reported assault, OPP say. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

A 48-year-old man from Bracebridge has died after he was airlifted to a Toronto-area hospital with life-threatening injuries following a reported assault, OPP say.

Police indentified the male victim as Justin Heptinstall.

Officers were dispatched on July 7 shortly before 6 p.m. to the scene on Alice Street, responding to reports of an injured man, OPP add.

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The investigation is ongoing, police say.

Anyone with information can call the Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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