A person in his 70s has died after falling by means of the skinny ice close to Toronto Island, native police say.
Toronto police stated that round 9 a.m. on Friday, the person fell by means of the ice on Lake Ontario off the sting of Toronto Island into the waters beneath the place he died.
His physique was recovered close to Lagoon Highway and Centre Island Parkway.
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Police supplied no extra particulars of the incident however repeated warnings to remain off ice on massive our bodies of water, significantly in metropolis centres.
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“In big city areas there’s a lot going on under the ice that can make it weaker than it appears to be,” PC Kevin Lee from Toronto police’s marine unit stated in a video shared by the power.
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“Most of the open water areas in Toronto that freeze collect water from the storm management system or have warm water outfloors. Adding road salts and warmer water can weaken the ice from the bottom up.”
Ice has began to kind on Lake Ontario and different components of town after the primary main chilly snap of the season.
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