OPP SUV - (CJ Goater/Acadia Broadcasting)

The provincial police are seeking the public’s assistance after determining the cause of death in an ongoing investigation in Pikangikum First Nation.

Officers were sent to Big House Road on Sunday evening after learning of a person in medical distress.

The individual was later pronounced dead after being transported to the community Nursing Station.

An autopsy determined that the cause of death was a vehicle collision.

Anyone who was in the area between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Sunday and has not spoken to investigators is asked to contact the provincial police.

The investigation into the matter remains ongoing.

Information can be provided to the Red Lake OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

You can also provide information anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online by clicking here.