Victim and his wife (passenger) were canoeing down the Sturgeon River.  Passenger said as they rounded a curve in the river, their canoe hit a tree, causing her to lose her balance, capsizing the canoe.  Passenger said victim drifted down stream with the canoe, attempting to get back in the canoe when it hit a second tree in the river, tipping the canoe upside down, trapping victim under the canoe.  It appeared that due to the strong current, the canoe became lodged under the tree and the branches preventing victim from reaching the surface.
Tuscarora Township            