‘We were in danger’: Timmins, Ont., manhunt prompts questions from cottagers near shootout
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Cottagers who live near the area where murder suspect Lucas MacDonald was captured in a shootout say they didn't realize how much danger they were in.
More than a week after the capture of first-degree murder suspect Lucas MacDonald in a shootout that wounded a police officer, CTV has an exclusive, first-hand account from a cottager who helped police capture the man in a waterborne pursuit.
“I saw him right there,” said Karl Krcel at his Nighthawk Lake cottage, pointing past his dock.
Just before noon on June 12, Krcel and his wife found it odd when they spotted a man canoeing on a dreary Wednesday, fighting against harsh waves.
Binoculars confirmed his suspicions. It was Lucas MacDonald.
Krcel found a strong enough phone signal to call Ontario Provincial Police and then lost sight of him. Soon after, a neighbour told him MacDonald beached the canoe near his cottage.
“At that point, I knew when we were potentially all in danger, here,” said Krcel.
“Told the OPP, at the time, I’m going to go back to my cottage and grab my rifle.”
