A man from Brampton, Ont., has died after a ride on a personal watercraft went wrong on Mirror Lake in Muskoka Lakes Township over the weekend.
As people across Canada prepare their pools for the summer and others head to cottages and beaches, experts are asking for water safety to be top of mind. According to experts, drowning rates spike in the summer, and incidents can happen silently within seconds. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for May 29, 2024.
On Saturday at 6 p.m., Bracebridge OPP officers, along with Muskoka EMS and the Muskoka Lakes Fire Department, responded to a reported drowning at a property on Bailey Street in Port Carling.Witnesses reported that a young man had been operating a personal watercraft when he was ejected into the water while playing around and failed to resurface.
A search commenced immediately, and the 23-year-old man from Brampton was brought to shore, but police say they could not save his life.Police say people should ensure that they have the necessary safety equipment on board and remember to share their plan with a person on land so that if they encounter trouble, that information will be available to emergency services.
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