10 drownings in Ontario region sparks urgent plea for water safety
Global News
Ten drownings in Eastern Ontario this summer prompt urgent calls for life jacket use and better boating safety. Experts say most deaths were preventable.
A troubling spike in water-related deaths has authorities and safety advocates urging boaters and swimmers across Ontario to take life-jacket use and water safety more seriously.
According to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), 10 people have died in marine incidents in eastern Ontario so far this summer — more than double the number recorded by this time last year.
In every case, the victim was not wearing a life jacket.
“This is about education and changing the mindset to ensure everyone wears the proper gear, whether in a power boat or in a canoe,” said Chief Superintendent Lisa Wilhelm, OPP East Region Commander.
“This is about coming home safely and ensuring that everyone, adults and children, are safe on or near the water.”
The warning comes amid a series of devastating incidents that have already taken place in Ontario waters.
At a provincial park in Lake Erie, a 35-year-old man from Woodstock drowned while trying to save his daughter.
Police recovered his body the next day.
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