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Pikangikum death being treated as suspicious

Bronson Lee Strang, 34, pronounced dead after being taken to local nursing station.
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PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION -- A death being labelled as suspicious is under investigation by police in Pikangikum First Nation. 

Ontario Provinical Police on Monday said they were called to the school area on Airport Road on Saturday evening at about 9:30 p.m., where they found an unconscious male and transported him to the local nursing station for treatment. 

Bronson Lee Strang, 34, was pronounced dead at 10:09 p.m.

The OPP's North West crime unit and forensic identification branch are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. A post-mortem will be held in Toronto at a yet-to-be-determined time. 

Anyone with information relating to this investigation is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.



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