One person is dead after a fire in a boat that was dry-docked at a marina along the Great Cataraqui River in Kingston, Ont. Kingston police say emergency crews responded to a report of a boat on fire in the area of Wellington Street and Doug Fluher Park at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Monday. “A large boat, which had been dry-docked, was engulfed in flames along with several trees in the area,” police said. “Upon a preliminary search of the interior of the boat a deceased individual was discovered.” Police say the cause and circumstances surrounding the fire remain under investigation. The identity of the deceased individual is also under investigation, according to police. Anyone who may have witnessed the fire or has video footage of the area in the Kingston Marina is asked to contact Det.-Sgt. Blair Watt at bwatt@kingstonpolice.ca or Det.-Const. Mariah Bouwers at mbouwers@kingstonpolice.ca.
