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OPP Charges Boater After Toronto Man’s Death on Weslemkoon Lake

Police have opened an impaired boating operation investigation, seeking tips as weekend marine incidents surge

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Overview

  • OPP received a call at about 7:45 a.m. Saturday reporting a passenger who had fallen overboard and not resurfaced on Weslemkoon Lake.
  • After a multi-unit search involving local detachments, the Marine Unit, Aviation Services and the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, the body of a 22-year-old Toronto man was recovered around 8 p.m.
  • Dawson Lowes, 21, of Toronto has been charged with operation causing death, dangerous operation causing death, and impaired operation offences related to alcohol and drugs.
  • The OPP has issued a province-wide marine safety alert following a surge in weekend boating incidents and urged the public to take precautionary measures on the water.
  • Investigators are continuing their probe and have asked anyone with information to contact the Lennox and Addington County OPP or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers.