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DROWNING INCIDENT ON WABIGOON LAKE CLAIMS TWO LIVES
Dryden [200 words] 10/1/2025 2:15pm (0 image)
Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a drowning incident on Wabigoon Lake that claimed two lives. On Saturday September 27, at approximately 4:05 pm Dryden OPP responded to a call for service that two people had gone missing after entering the water and failed to surface. Dryden OPP, along with the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), a...
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-UPDATE #1- FATAL PERSONAL WATERCRAFT COLLISION ON LAKE ST CLAIR Second Female has Died
Essex [197 words] 8/21/2025 12:00pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- FATAL PERSONAL WATERCRAFT COLLISION ON LAKE ST CLAIR Second Female has Died (LAKESHORE, ON)- On Thursday August 14, 2025, at approximately 2:00 pm, members of the Lakeshore Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment, Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Lakeshore Fire Rescue responded to a marine collision involving a single personal watercraft on Lake St Clair...
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OPP RESPONDS TO DROWNING INCIDENT AT SILVER LAKE
Lanark [86 words] 8/16/2025 7:45pm (0 image)
Members of the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a drowning incident in Silver Lake Provincial Park. On Saturday, August 16, 2025, at approximately 4:30 pm, OPP responded to a call for service for a swimmer that had gone missing after jumping out of a canoe into the water. A 26-year-old male has been recovered and was pronounced...
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FATAL PERSONAL WATERCRAFT COLLISION ON LAKE ST CLAIR
Essex [159 words] 8/14/2025 7:30pm (0 image)
On Thursday August 14, 2025, at approximately 2:00 pm, members of the Lakeshore Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment, Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Lakeshore Fire Rescue responded to a marine collision involving a single personal watercraft on Lake St Clair near Couture Beach in the Municipality of Lakeshore. First responders arrived on scene and with t...
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SIU INVOKES MANDATE IN TURKEY POINT - One Person Pronounced Deceased
Norfolk [92 words] 8/12/2025 9:00pm (0 image)
SIU INVOKES MANDATE IN TURKEY POINT One Person Pronounced Deceased (TURKEY POINT, ON) - The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an incident in Turkey Point. On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at approximately 2:00 pm, members of the Norfolk County Marine Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attempted to stop a boater, who entered a marina a...
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OPP Vessel Check on Six Mile Lake Nets Drinking and Boating Investigation for Newmarket Area Resident
Southern Georgian Bay [207 words] 8/12/2025 5:01pm (1 image)
OPP Vessel Check on Six Mile Lake Nets Drinking and Boating Investigation for Bradford Area Resident (GEORGIAN BAY TOWNSHIP, ON)- A vessel check on the afternoon of August 9, 2025 on Six Mile Lake caused members of the marine unit attached to the [Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment](https://www.shopmidland.com/sgbopp) to enter into a drinking and driving investigation of a Newmarket area...
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MARINE OPERATOR ARRESTED FOR IMPAIRED
Peterborough [196 words] 8/12/2025 11:05am (0 image)
Officers from the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with impaired operation of a boat. On Monday August 11, 2025, at approximately 3:45pm, Peterborough County OPP received a call regarding a boat being operated by someone who appeared to have open alcohol in their boat. A description of the boat...
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UPDATE 1 OPP INVESTIGATING SUDDEN DEATH Deceased identified
West Parry Sound [149 words] 8/12/2025 8:05am (0 image)
UPDATE 1 OPP INVESTIGATING SUDDEN DEATH Deceased identified (PARRY SOUND, ON) - The West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a sudden death in the waters of Georgian Bay near the Town of Parry Sound. The deceased has been identified as a 27-year-old from Etobicoke. On August 8, 2025, at approximately 8:00 am, the West Parry Sound OPP alon...
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OPP INVESTIGATING SUDDEN DEATH
West Parry Sound [135 words] 8/8/2025 4:30pm (0 image)
The West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a sudden death in the waters of Georgian Bay near the Town of Parry Sound. On August 8, 2025, at approximately 8:00 am, the West Parry Sound OPP along with the West Parry Sound OPP marine unit responded to a call regarding found personal property near Georgian Bay which prompted a search of...
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SAFETY CHECK ON WATERCRAFT LEADS TO ALCOHOL-RELATED CHARGES
Bancroft [153 words] 8/5/2025 11:35am (0 image)
Officers patrolling Deer Lake, in Highlands East Township, have laid multiple charges against a personal watercraft operator. Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marine Unit were on patrol when they stopped a personal watercraft to check on required safety equipment. Officers observed open alcohol and issued a demand for the operat...
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Are You Ready to Practice Water Safety This August Long Weekend?
Southern Georgian Bay [521 words] 8/1/2025 5:06pm (3 images)
Are You Ready and Able to Practice Water Safety This August Long Weekend? OPP Marine Unit Hopes You Are! (MIDLAND, On)- Heading out on the water or to the beach this weekend? The marine unit attached to the [Southern Georgian Bay Detachment](https://www.shopmidland.com/sgbopp) of the [Ontario Provincial Police](https://www.opp.ca/) hope you are ready and able to practice water safe...
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DROWNING INCIDENT UNDER INVESTIGATION ON BALSAM LAKE
City of Kawartha Lakes [139 words] 7/30/2025 3:05pm (1 image)
Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a drowning incident that occurred yesterday evening after a canoe capsized on Balsam Lake. On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at approximately 6:21 pm, officers responded to a marine call on Balsam Lake, where they were notified that a male in a canoe had gone overboard and...
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INDIVIDUAL DROWNS AFTER FALLING OVERBOARD
Leeds [148 words] 7/20/2025 11:25am (0 image)
The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a possible drowning incident on the St. Lawrence River near the Town of Gananoque. On Saturday, July 19, 2025, shortly after 6:30 pm, Leeds OPP responded to a report of an individual who had fallen out of a stationary boat. The individual was not wearing a personal floatation device (PFD) and was loc...
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CHARGES LAID FOLLOWING FATAL MARINE INCIDENT AT WESLEMKOON LAKE
Lennox & Addington [181 words] 7/13/2025 3:05pm (0 image)
Members of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges on a boater after a passenger fell overboard early yesterday morning and did not resurface. At approximately 7:45 am on Saturday, July 12, 2025, OPP received a call that an individual had fallen into the water at Weslemkoon Lake in the Township of A...
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UPDATE 1 - OPP APPEALS FOR WITNESSES IN PORT SEVERN BRIDGE INCIDENT
Southern Georgian Bay [285 words] 7/7/2025 2:16pm (0 image)
UPDATE 1 OPP APPEALS FOR WITNESSES IN PORT SEVERN BRIDGE INCIDENT Investigation Complete Through investigation and assistance from the public, officers have been able to determine that an individual had entered the water and did safely leave the water nearby the point of entry last evening. Officers and involved search Masters wish to thank the public for their assistance in this investigati...
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OPP APPEALS FOR WITNESSES IN PORT SEVERN BRIDGE INCIDENT
Southern Georgian Bay [207 words] 7/7/2025 10:31am (4 images)
Members of the South Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are seeking witnesses and involved parties following a concerning incident in Port Severn on the evening of Sunday July 6, 2025. At approximately 8:30 pm, police received a report of a male individual observed stepping off the Highway 400 northbound bridge in Port Severn. The individual was repo...
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BANCROFT OPP LAY IMPAIRED CHARGE ON MEPHISTO LAKE
Bancroft [182 words] 7/7/2025 9:30am (0 image)
Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person with impaired operation. On Saturday, July 5, 2025, just after 7:00 pm, Bancroft OPP Marine Unit officers were conducting patrols on Mephisto Lake when a boat was stopped to conduct a safety inspection. An approved screening device was used, and as a result the driver was transpor...
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OPP INVESTIGATING MARINE INCIDENT NEAR MILTON ISLAND - UPDATE #1 - Body of Missing Boater Recovered
Frontenac [142 words] 7/2/2025 3:35pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- OPP INVESTIGATING MARINE INCIDENT NEAR MILTON ISLAND Body of Missing Boater Recovered (KINGSTON, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in coordination with the Canadian Coast Guard and Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC), has recovered the body of a missing boater following an incident near Milton Island on the St. Lawrence River. On Monday June 30, 2025, member...
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OPP INVESTIGATING MARINE INCIDENT NEAR MILTON ISLAND
Frontenac [102 words] 6/30/2025 5:30pm (0 image)
Members of the Frontenac County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the Canadian Coast Guard and Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC), responded to a distress call near Milton Island on the St. Lawrence River. On Monday, June 30, 2025, emergency crews were called after a man reportedly fell from a boat, struck his head on the propeller, and did not...
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OPERATOR OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT ARRESTED FOR IMPAIRED
Collingwood [216 words] 6/26/2025 5:50am (0 image)
Members of the Collingwood & Blue Mountains OPP while conducting marine patrol on Georgian Bay in Wasaga Beach arrested the operator of a personal watercraft for operation while impaired. On June 23, 2025, shortly after 3:30 pm, members of the Collingwood & Blue Mountains OPP Marine Unit were conducting compliance checks for lifejackets and safety equipment of vessels and per...
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MARINE RESCUE IN LAKE HURON
Huron [113 words] 6/23/2025 5:20pm (2 images)
The Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marine Unit and the Canadian Coast Guard in Goderich responded to a report of a child adrift on an inflatable on Lake Huron. Just after noon on Monday, June 23, 2025, emergency responders received information that a child had drifted out from shore while playing on an inflatable ring near Black's Point Beach, South of Goderich....
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OPP MARINE UNIT LOCATES STOLEN BACKHOE
Essex [151 words] 6/17/2025 11:20am (1 image)
The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marine Unit is investigating a theft after the recovery of a stolen backhoe in the LaSalle Channel of the Detroit River. On Tuesday June 3, 2025, at approximately 9:00 am Essex County OPP Marine Unit was on patrol in the LaSalle Channel on the Detroit River when they observed a 50-foot barge with a backhoe on board. As a vesse...
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OPP Marine Report Reminds Boaters to Check Safety Gear and Leave the Liquor Behind
Southern Georgian Bay [290 words] 6/13/2025 2:41pm (4 images)
Members of the marine unit attached to the [Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment](https://www.shopmidland.com/sgbopp/) have been out on patrol along with many others trying to enjoy the slow to start boating season. Officers have noted on their patrols so far this year, that vessel operators have been a little lax in their vessel safety preparations and forgetful of the rules about...
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A BOATING ACCIDENT RESULTED IN TWO DROWNING VICTIMS
City of Kawartha Lakes [133 words] 6/8/2025 7:50pm (1 image)
Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a boating incident on Sunday afternoon that took the lives of two male adults. City of Kawartha Lakes OPP along with fire and EMS were dispatched to a boat that had capsized on Sturgeon Lake at approximately 3:06 pm on June 08, 2025. The canoe was carrying...