Face of Nation : A 64-year-old man died Saturday following the crash, and a 48-year-old woman, who was critically injured, died of her injuries late Tuesday. Two people are dead after a boat crash in Ontario’s Muskoka region involving businessman and television personality Kevin O’Leary on Saturday night.
The collision occurred around 11:30 p.m. ET near Emerald Island on Lake Joseph, a popular destination in the region about 215 km north of downtown Toronto, provincial police said.
In a statement from his publicist, O’Leary said he was a “passenger in a boat that was involved in a tragic collision with another watercraft.” “I am fully co-operating with law enforcement in their investigation,” O’Leary said.
The statement went on to say that the other boat did not have its navigation lights on and that it “fled the scene,” though provincial police did not confirm any of those details in a news release.
“Out of respect for the victims families and to fully support the ongoing investigation I feel it is inappropriate to make further comments at this time. My heartfelt prayers and condolences to the victims, the families and those affected by this loss,” O’Leary said.
The businessman and former Dragon’s Den television star made a bid for the Canadian Conservative leadership race before dropping out in 2017. He now appears on the ABC show Shark Tank in the United States. The man killed in the collision was from Florida, while the critically injured woman is from Markham, Ont., according to provincial police.
