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Pair of Strathroy seniors dead after vehicle enters water at Kincardine marina: OPP

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THE CANADIAN PRESS/ J.P. Moczulski

A pair of Strathroy seniors are dead after OPP say a vehicle went into the water in Kincardine, Ont.

The South Bruce OPP say police received a report of a vehicle entering the water at the marina along Station Beach road at 1:25 p.m. Thursday.

Emergency crews arrived to find the vehicle completely submerged, and later recovered two people from inside.

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William Luinstra, 86, and Rennie Feddema, 82, both of Strathroy were taken to hospital where they were both pronounced dead.

Divers with the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit completed a search of the area.

A death investigation is underway.

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Access to the main beach area was closed, but has since reopened.

Anyone with further information is asked to call OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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