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Police Identify Man Found Dead At Hydro Substation

The OPP have identified a man who was found dead inside a power station compound in Zorra Township.

Police say 64-year-old Ronald Hammond from Durham, Ontario was discovered by a passerby who noticed what he believed to be someone lying on the ground inside the locked compound on Road 78 at around 7pm Wednesday night.

Officers say paramedics and other emergency staff were quickly called in, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

His death is not being treated as suspicious and no foul play is suspected.

Pol say the man was not an employee of Hydro One and they are warning members of the public about the dangers of trespassing in the wake of this tragedy.

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