A 24-year-old man has been arrested after the fishing gear of an unconscious elderly man was stolen at an Oakville harbour.
Police say the 68-year-old man was fishing at around 5 a.m. at the Bronte Harbour, near Lakeshore Boulevard West and Bronte Road, when he collapsed.
When another fisherman in the area began CPR, the senior's line was reeled in and his rod was stolen.
An ambulance responded to the scene and transported the man to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Witnesses at the harbour told police about the theft and the 24-year-old fisherman was arrested shortly after.
Kitchener resident Jamie Harland Gross was charged with theft and two counts of breach of probation.
Gross made his first court appearance on Friday.
