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Impaired boater charged after passenger dies on lake near Bancroft, Ont.

On July 12, 2025, Ontario Provincial Police charged Dawson Lowes with impaired, dangerous, and operation-causing-death after a passenger fell off a boat at Weslemkoon Lake.
Suspected impairment by alcohol and drugs prompted these findings, Ontario Provincial Police said tests found Dawson Lowes’s blood-alcohol concentration above 80 mg per 100 mL.
The search involved detachments from L&A County and Bancroft, the Marine Unit, Aviation Services, Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, and the body was recovered at about 8 p.m.
OPP said the inquiry remains active, and authorities are seeking tips, and anyone with information is urged to contact L&A County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 13, 2025 by The Canadian Press.

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