An inquest has been called into the death of a man in Serpent River earlier this year.  44 year old Gerard Smits died on February 15th.  His body was found near a designated location for transfer between buses, near the side of Highway 17.  He had been travelling by bus to Elliot Lake the night before.  The inquest is scheduled to start on May 11th in Elliot Lake and is expected to last five days. It will examine the events surrounding Smits’ death, including procedures for transfer of passengers between buses at isolated locations during cold weather.