As cooped-up Canadians search for places to beat the summer heat, a rash of drownings and tragedies by the water have authorities urging for caution.
Ontario Provincial Police say 13-year-old Tania Yonan was on a boat in Conestogo Lake when she somehow ended up in the water.she was pronounced dead“Our investigators will be looking at whether there was any sort of mechanical issues with the vessel itself, whether or not [the] individual operating the boat was doing so properly,” Const. Kirk MacDonald said.Two men from the Greater Toronto Area had drowned, just hours apart.
The Lifesaving Society has issued a plea for National Drowning Prevention Week, asking Canadians to take a safety refresher."Drowning is silent and it's very fast. When a person is drowning their air way is filling with water so you can't assume you’re going to hear them," says Barbara Byers, Public Education Director for the Lifesaving Society.
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