Kawartha Lakes OPP are looking into a drowning incident that took place Tuesday evening after a canoe overturned on Balsam Lake. On Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at around 6:21 p. m., officers responded to a marine call on Balsam Lake, where they were informed that a man in a canoe had fallen overboard and did not resurface. The City of Kawartha Lakes OPP (including the marine unit), along with members of the OPP Emergency Response Unit, searched the waters thoroughly but could not find the individual before night fell. On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit assisted in recovery efforts and located the body of a 75-year-old from North York at about 1:30 p. m. The investigation is still ongoing. OPP is dedicated to educating boaters, enforcing marine laws, and saving lives across more than 110,000 square kilometers of Ontario waterways. With capsizing boats and falling overboard being major causes of boating fatalities each year, many lives could be saved if boaters, personal watercraft users, and paddlers wore life jackets or personal flotation devices.
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