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SQ investigating death of man rescued from waters at Oka Beach

SQ spokersperson Louis-Philippe Bibeau said emergency services arrived at the beach at 3:30 p.m. Billy Shields / Global News

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) is investigating the death of a man in his 60s at Oka Beach on Friday.

SQ spokersperson Louis-Philippe Bibeau said emergency services arrived at the beach at 3:30 p.m.

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According to Bibeau, it was other beachgoers who found the unconscious man in the water and pulled him ashore.

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He was then rushed to hospital, where he later died.

Bibeau said preliminary reports indicate the man may have fallen from a boat.

An autopsy will be performed to help determine the cause of death.

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