Emergency crews rushed to Lake of Bays, near Baxter Lane in Algonquin Highlands Township, on Saturday, March 22, after reports of a man falling through the ice.
According to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), witnesses stated that the man had been retrieving stakes on the ice when he was found floating in the water.
Emergency crews rushed to Lake of Bays, near Baxter Lane in Algonquin Highlands Township, on Saturday, March 22, after reports of a man falling through the ice.
According to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), witnesses stated that the man had been retrieving stakes on the ice when he was found floating in the water.
He was pulled to shore, and lifesaving measures were performed until paramedics arrived, but the 59-year-old could not be revived.
Authorities do not consider the death suspicious at this time.
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