SANDY LAKE – Ontario Provincial Police have made an arrest following a death in Sandy Lake.
On May 6, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service responded to a call regarding a male in need of assistance outside a residence on River Road in Sandy Lake.
Officers responded and located 49-year-old Wilfred Fiddler from Sandy Lake First Nation in the ditch. He was transported by police to the Sandy Lake Nursing Station and was later pronounced dead.
A post-mortem examination has been scheduled to take place in Kenora on Monday.
Police arrested a 24-year-old man from Sandy Lake First Nation with aggravated assault.
He is being held in custody for a bail hearing in Kenora on May 8.
Police are continuing the investigation.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
