OPP cruiser. (Photo courtesy of @OPP_WR via Twitter)OPP cruiser. (Photo courtesy of @OPP_WR via Twitter)
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Watford fatal farm accident under investigation

Lambton OPP are investigating a sudden death in Watford Thursday.

Police were called to a farm accident with life-threatening injuries at a Churchill Line property at around 9:30 a.m.

Police said a 17-year-old from Watford was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious and the Ministry of Labour is continuing the investigation.

Members of the OPP Traffic Incident Management Enforcement team, the Forensic Identification Unit, the Lambton Crime Unit and Victim Services of Sarnia-Lambton also attended the scene.

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