SEA-DOO OPERATOR DROWNS SATURDAY EVENING ON MIRROR LAKE IN PORT CARLING
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com
PORT CARLING — A third Muskoka water accident this season claimed the life of a Brampton man Saturday night.
Police are investigating the death of the 23-year-old who was operating a Sea-doo on the Indian River just west of Mirror Lake in Muskoka Lakes Township.
Muskoka Lakes Township.
On June 1, at 6 p.m., emergency crews responded to an address on Bailey Street in Port Carling near Hanna Park, the township hall and arena.
Witnesses reported a young man operating a personalized watercraft was ejected into the water while executing a manoeuvre and failed to resurface.
A search commenced immediately and the male was brought to shore, unfortunately life-saving efforts were not successful.
Emergency services remind people enjoying the lakes and rivers in Muskoka and using any type of vessel this summer that life-jackets must be worn in order to be effective. Ensure that you have the necessary safety equipment on board and always share your plan with a person on land so that if you encounter trouble, that information will be available to emergency services.
Third water incident this year
Last month four people — including two kids 9 and 10 — fell overboard into “frigid” water in Bracebridge after their canoe capsized on the Muskoka River.
On May 10 at 11:20 a.m. responded near Holditch Street.
Fortunately the children were wearing life-jackets in the “frigid water” and all four canoeists made it to shore where they were assessed by Muskoka EMS.
One adult was transported to hospital for further, non-life-threatening, care.
Two weeks before, on April 28, in Gravenhurst 31-year-old Toronto man has drown Sunday in Lake Muskoka just before noon.
Police say the visitor to the area took a kayak out onto Lake Muskoka, near Taylor Island, and encountered difficulties causing him to enter the water.
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