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OPP investigate death at South Stormont home

Map showing a route from central Embrun to Wheeler Road at Highway 138 and a 60-kilometre straight-line radius; the residence is not marked.
Rustler graphic. Map: Esri and contributors. Route: OSRM/OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a person found seriously injured at a South Stormont home Friday evening died in hospital.

Officers were called to a residence on Wheeler Road shortly before 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23. The person was taken to hospital and later pronounced dead, police said in a release Saturday.

Wheeler Road is roughly 55 to 60 kilometres by road southeast of central Embrun.

Police said preliminary information suggests an isolated incident, with no signs of a broader threat. Residents can expect an increased police presence as the investigation continues.

The release did not identify the person, disclose the cause of death or announce charges. Police have not described the death as a homicide.

The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry OPP detachment is investigating with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

Anyone with information is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.