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OPP seek owner of abandoned aluminum boat (update)

The boat was found on May 8 on a property on Waltonen Road in Bruce Mines
Aluminium boat
East Algoma OPP members are looking for the owner of an abandoned aluminium boat left on a property in Bruce Mines.

May 18 update from OPP:
The owner of the boat in question has been located.

Original May 16 information:
PLUMMER ADDITIONAL TOWNSHIP - On May 8, 2022 shortly after 4:30 p.m., East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an abandoned aluminum boat on a property on Waltonen Road in Bruce Mines.

The vessel is a 12-foot aluminum boat with an attached older Johnson 6 Horsepower outboard motor. The vessel was fully taken out of the water and secured to a tree. The boat was equipped with life jackets and oars, and it was unprofessionally painted in red and black. It also has no registration numbers with Johnson engine serial number C46035. 

Anyone with information regarding the boat should contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or nearest police authority.

If you want to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit information online here. You may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.