Man dead in Brockville scuba diving incident

Police and the coroner's office are investigating after a man died in a scuba diving incident in the waters off Brockville, Ont., on Saturday.  (Dan Taekema/CBC - image credit)
Police and the coroner's office are investigating after a man died in a scuba diving incident in the waters off Brockville, Ont., on Saturday. (Dan Taekema/CBC - image credit)

Brockville Police and Ontario's Office of the Chief Coroner are investigating the death of a man who was scuba diving in the St. Lawrence River over the weekend.

The man's identity has not been released.

Sgt. Eric Ruigrok of the Brockville Police Service said the man was diving on Saturday afternoon and is not local to the area.

The cause of death has yet to be determined.

The investigation is ongoing.