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Child, Adult Found Dead in Lake Erie Following Search for Overdue Boaters
Ontario Provincial Police say the pair was found more than 3 1/2 kilometres from shore after being reported overdue.
- On Monday, the bodies of a seven-year-old child and a 53-year-old adult from Norfolk County were recovered from Lake Erie near Williams, Ont., after being reported overdue.
- Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of overdue boaters near Townline Street on Monday afternoon; a passing boater located the victims more than 3 1/2 kilometres from shore.
- The Canadian Coast Guard recovered the bodies from the water following the discovery, and members of the Ontario Provincial Police traffic incident management and enforcement team are assisting the investigation.
- OPP Sgt. Sanchuk expressed condolences on Monday in a video posted to social media, stating, "As a father, I can't even imagine what you're going through."
- Police said further updates will be provided as more details come to light regarding the ongoing investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
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Bodies of child, adult pulled from Lake Erie after being reported overdue: OPP
NORFOLK COUNTY - Ontario Provincial Police say the bodies of two boaters, including a child, were pulled from the waters of Lake Erie on Monday after being reported overdue.
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Bodies of child, adult pulled from Lake Erie after being reported overdue: OPP – 105.9 The Region
NORFOLK COUNTY — Ontario Provincial Police say the bodies of two boaters, including a child, were pulled from the waters of Lake Erie on Monday after being reported overdue. Police say they were called earlier in the day to an area of St. Williams, Ont., on the northern shores of the lake. They say a seven-year-old and a 53-year-old, both from Norfolk County, were found more than 3 1/2 kilometres from shore by a passing boater. Investigators say…
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