Lambton OPP officials allege: On September 5, 2021 at 4:10 a.m., members of the Walpole Island Police Service (WIPS) and Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended a fully-engulfed residential fire along with the Walpole Island Fire Department.
While extinguishing the fire, a body was located within the home.
The deceased has been identified as Edwin Wright, 68-years-old of Walpole Island First Nation.
The Ontario Fire Marshal has attended to investigate the cause of the fire.
The death has been deemed non-suspicious at this time.
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