Two people have died after a boat collided with a rocky breakwater near Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto police said.
A 34-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were found dead inside the boat after being removed from the port of Toronto, police said in a press release on Wednesday.
Eight more people were rescued from the boat while it was still in the water, police said.
Police received a call about a collision of a sea-going vessel in the Toronto Harbor area and Tommy Thompson Park at 11:54 p.m.
The ship was traveling northeast toward the harbor area when it hit the breakwater and capsized. Toronto Police Marine units and the Toronto Fire Department responded
“A search was conducted to find two others who were reported to be on the boat at the time of the collision but were not initially located,” police said in a statement.
After the others were rescued, the crews used special equipment to get the ship out of the water. That’s when the bodies were found, police said.
Toronto Police traffic service officers, with the help of the Maritime Unit, are continuing to investigate.