1 Dead, 1 Hurt After Boat Crash In Detroit River: Police

GROSSE ILE TOWNSHIP — One person is dead and another was injured Sunday after a boat crash on the Detroit River, according to police.

The crash happened at 2:52 a.m. Sunday in the river near Celeron Island where the boat ran aground, according to police.

Officials arrived and found the 37-foot white Rinker boat aground on the Habitat Shoals, southeast of Celeron Island, according to police.

There were two people aboard the boat, which officials said was roughly 80 percent out of the water.

The boat's owner, a Rockwood resident, was injured and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to police.

A second occupant, a Brownstown Township resident, was found dead at the scene, according to police.

Police did not release a preliminary cause of death, but said the victim was taken to the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office for an examination.

Police did not identify the victims but said notification of the next of kin is underway.

Investigators are still trying to determine who was operating the boat at the time of the crash and whether alcohol or any other factors played a role.

Investigators determined the boat's home port is Humbug Marina in Gibraltar. They said it left the marina at roughly 2:30 a.m. Sunday.