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Update: Joseph Weis dies in house under demolition

Police say Illinois man was working alone at the time

NOLALU, Ont. -- Ontario Provincial Police say foul play is not suspected in the death of an American citizen in the Nolalu area.

The body of 57-year-old Joseph Weis of North Pekin, Ill., was found Sunday inside a Lybster Township residence that he had been demolishing.

Police say part of the house collapsed on him while he was working alone.

Neighbours had contacted police after not having heard from Weis in several days.

OPP were assisted in the search by the Lakehead Search and Rescue Unit and by a Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry helicopter.






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