A man in his 70s died after falling through the ice into Lake Ontario near Toronto Islands on Thursday evening.
Emergency crews found a hole in the ice after the man was reported missing Thursday, Toronto Fire says. Police say a man in his 70s has died after falling through the ice into Lake Ontario. The incident happened off the Toronto Islands Thursday, according to a spokesperson for Toronto Fire. Fire crews were dispatched around 8 p.m. Thursday after the man was reported missing, Toronto Fire spokesperson Dan Vieira said in an email.
He said fire crews and police searched the island and surrounding waters until about midnight and found a hole in the ice. No further details on the identity of the man are available at this time
FATAL ACCIDENT ICE FALL LAKE ONTARIO TORONTO MISSING PERSON
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