Port Stanley man identified as missing canoeist pulled from Lake Margaret in St. Thomas, Ont.
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A nearly 12-hour search for a missing canoeist in St. Thomas has ended tragically.
A nearly 12-hour search for a missing canoeist in St. Thomas has ended tragically.
The body of 26-year old Ryan Davies of Port Stanley, Ont. was recovered by at the bottom of the man-made lake by the OPP Underwater Search and Rescue Unit (USRU) Monday evening.
Monday morning, St.Thomas Fire Search and Rescue started a search of Lake Margaret around 7:30 a.m.
“Crews got a call that a canoe had capsized in Lake Margaret,” said Kim Destun, chief fire prevention officer for the St. Thomas Fire Department. “There were three people in the canoe. Two of them were able to self-rescue and get out and the other one is currently missing.”
The two other individuals were taken to hospital but are going to be “OK,” according to St. Thomas Fire Chief Dave Gregory.
Missing boaterSearch crews took turns in the water for a couple of hours before help arrived.
Around 10:30 a.m., Derek Niles of Orange Force Marine Ltd. brought sonar and underwater equipment.
