Walpole Island First Nation boating collision sends four to hospital

An Ontario Provincial Police marine boat.

Four people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a boating collision in Walpole Island First Nation on Saturday.

Around 2:15 p.m., multiple jurisdictions of emergency responders helped with the two-vessel incident on the Johnston River near Johnston Bay.

The investigation is ongoing, but Lambton OPP said four people were helped to shore by nearby boaters and taken to hospital.

The OPP is thanking everyone who helped those affected.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Lambton County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.