One person is dead after a fatal canoe incident on Stewart Lake in Georgian Bay Township.
Ontario Provincial Police in Bracebridge say they responded to a report of a capsized canoe on Saturday shortly after 8 p.m.
According to police, two individuals were canoeing when the craft overturned approximately 40 feet from shore.
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One person was rescued by a passing boater but the other went underwater and did not resurface.
Searchers found the body of the 31-year-old from Mississauga on Sunday.
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The investigation is ongoing, with officials saying the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service are also involved.
OPP remind boaters to make water safety a priority by wearing a properly-fitted lifejacket or personal floatation device, checking weather conditions before heading out on the water, and ensuring all required safety equipment is readily available.