Police say little about canal investigation

Sault Ste. Marie City Police are currently at the end of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site on Lake Superior, where they have received an unconfirmed report that a vehicle may have entered the water.

The area has been secured by police and no members of the public or media are being allowed anywhere near the site.

As of 5 p.m., police were still at the scene.

Little information is being released about the situation, but it is known that police divers were called out.

A photograph taken from South St. Marys Island can be viewed by clicking here.

As the image shows, a significant amount of police activity is taking place there, with a command unit and several other vehicles on site.

We are advised that most of the activity is near a boat ramp on the north side of the canal.

To see a second image of the police mobile command unit and other vehicles, please click here. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Although the police appear to be very close to Algoma Steel in this image, actually they're on the opposite side of the hydro canal.)

Sootoday.com will be standing by this evening and will post any further information as soon as it's released by police.