Members of the Bracebridge Detachment of the OPP are investigating a structure fire in Gravenhurst, where suspected human remains were located.
On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at approximately 2:34 a.m., officers, along with Bracebridge Fire and Muskoka EMS, responded to a structure fire at a multi-unit complex on First Street South in Gravenhurst. Suspected human remains were later located in the structure.
One occupant has been reported outstanding. All other occupants have been safely accounted for.
A post-mortem took place today at the Centre of Forensic Sciences. The victim, 50-year-old Erica Nickason of Gravenhurst, died as a result of smoke inhalation in the structure fire.
The Bracebridge Crime Unit is continuing the investigation under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) and with assistance from the OPP Forensic Identification Services (FIS), the Office of the Fire Marshal, the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service and the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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