(KAWARTHA LAKES, ON) - Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a drowning incident in the community of Lake Dalrymple.

On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at approximately 7:55 pm, emergency services responded to a 911 call following reports of a missing swimmer in Lake Dalrymple.

A 33-year-old male had been on a boat with two others when he got off the boat to swim and did not resurface afterwards. A life jacket was not being used at the time.

On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) attended the location to assist. The individual was located and recovered from the lake and transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.