The physique of a 26-year-old man has been discovered after an intensive search that began Monday morning in Lake Margaret in St. Thomas.
Divers from the OPP’s Underwater Search and Rescue Unit have been known as to the lake after stories have been acquired {that a} canoe carrying three adults had capsized shortly after 8 a.m.
Ryan Davies, of Port Stanley, was recognized by police because the sufferer of the boating accident. His two paddling companions have been handled in hospital and have been stated to be in steady situation.
“The St. Thomas Police Service want to thank our neighborhood for his or her assist and help as we navigated right now’s incident which has resulted within the restoration of the lacking particular person. Our ideas stay with the households concerned,” wrote police spokesperson Samantha Wakefield, shortly after 8:30 p.m..
St. Thomas, Ont. police labored with numerous different emergency crews to go looking Lake Margaret Labour Day Monday. (St. Thomas Hearth Division )
Throughout the day, roughly 30 folks from numerous search and rescue items have been concerned in combing the lake, together with the fireplace service and EMS.
The world’s strolling and biking trails, and paths in and across the lake, have been closed on Monday to permit for the search.
