"Shark Tank" star Kevin O’Leary was involved in a fatal boat crash that claimed the lives of two people over the weekend, People reported.
The incident occurred Saturday night on Lake Joseph in Ontario, Canada.
The 65-year-old confirmed that his boat was involved in a collision with another watercraft that "had no navigation lights on and then fled the scene." He added that he was "fully cooperating with law enforcement in their investigation."
The collision instantly killed 64-year-old Gary Poltash from Florida, TMZ reported. Another woman, 48-year-old Susanne Brito, was critically injured and transported to a nearby hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries, TMS added.
Both victims were aboard a larger craft that was allegedly on a cruise and returning to a nearby cottage when the crash occurred, The Toronto Sun reported. Three other people reportedly sustained injuries.
There have been conflicting reports about the details of the incident.
TMZ cited sources claiming that O'Leary's boat that fled the scene. It was towed to a marina Monday and seized by police for forensic testing. However, O'Leary's rep told the outlet it was the other boat that had left the scene. The rep also told TMZ that O'Leary's wife was driving his boat and had passed a DUI test,.
A spokesperson for the Ontario Provincial Police confirmed the collision to People on Wednesday but did not offer many details.
"We can confirm that a collision occurred on Saturday evening at approximately 11:30 p.m. involving two boats on Lake Joseph," said the spokesperson. "No charges have been made in this matter. The investigation is ongoing with our criminal investigations branch. It resulted in two fatalities. One died at the scene and the other died yesterday after succumbing on Tuesday night to her injuries, which were critical."
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