News Release
SIU Investigating Man’s Fatal Fall from Burgoyne Bridge in St. Catharines
Case Number: 18-OCD-297
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No Grounds to Charge Officer in Connection with Fatal Jump from Burgoyne Bridge
- At approximately 7:30 p.m. on October 4, 2018, 911 received a call regarding a man in distress.
- A Niagara Regional Police Service officer located the man on the Burgoyne Bridge, which is located on St. Paul Street West in St. Catharines.
- After a brief interaction between the officer and the man, the man went over the bridge and landed on Highway 406 below.
- The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, please call the Affected Persons Program General Referral Line at 1-877-641-1897 or click here for more information: siu.on.ca/en/apc.php
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
- publicly report the results of its investigations