A GoFundMe page has been set up for the children of a victim killed in a boating accident late August involving former Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary.

Two pleasure boats collided around 11:30 p.m. on August 24, about 150 metres from the shore of Emerald Island on Lake Joseph, 30 km south of Parry Sound, Ontario Provincial Police said.

A 64-year-old Florida man, Gary Poltash, was killed in the crash, and a 48-year-old woman, Susanne “Suzana” Brito, of Uxbridge, Ont., was critically injured. A total of five people were sent to the hospital, said OPP.

On August 28, police said that Brito had died in hospital.

In a statement, Shark Tank star O’Leary said he was involved in the fatal boat crash and is fully co-operating with law enforcement.

Poltash’s son Alex is the organizer of the GoFundMe page, which has a goal of raising a $15,000 education fund for Brito’s three children — 12-year-old Liam, 11-year-old Ruby and 9-year-old Cash.

“While the tragedy is still fresh in our minds, we have been thinking of a way to honour and respect the values that were near and dear to our father’s heart,” Alex wrote on his GoFundMe page.

Alex said Brito and his father became fast friends “enjoying the beauty of the lake.”

“Gary was a true believer in the power of education, and thus we thought it appropriate to create this for the benefit of Suzana’s children,” he also wrote.

As of Thursday night, over $6,700 had been raised.

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