Overview

• Divers from the OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit located the body of the missing 20-year-old man after a July 20 canoe outing on East Lake in Prince Edward County.
• Eastern Ontario has recorded 10 marine fatalities this summer, more than double the number logged by this point last year, the OPP reports.
• Investigators stress that none of the victims in these incidents were wearing life jackets, highlighting a critical compliance gap.
• Chief Superintendent Lisa Wilhelm urged boaters and swimmers to wear life jackets, reminding the public that “life jackets can save lives, but only if you wear them.”
• Ontario Parks and Lifesaving Society Ontario are marking National Drowning Prevention Week by offering free personal flotation device rentals and promoting vigilant supervision on the water.