Ontario Man Accused of Assaulting Someone for Ice Fishing Too Close: Police

Ontario man accused of assaulting someone for ice fishing too close, police say

SELWYN TOWNSHIP — Ontario Provincial Police say a 72-year-old man has been charged with assault after he allegedly attacked someone for ice fishing too close to him.

Ontario man accused of assaulting someone for ice fishing too close: police

Ontario Provincial Police say a 72-year-old man has been charged with assault after he allegedly attacked someone for ice fishing too close to him.

Charges laid after ice fishing assault

A 72-year-old man has been charged after an assault while ice fishing along Chemong Lake. Peterborough County OPP were dispatched to Chemong Lake in Selwyn Township just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday where an individual reported being assaulted while ice fishing. The complainant told police that the accused came up to them in an aggressive manner while they were fishing. According to police, the complainant stated the accused was upset that they we…

72-year-old charged in ice-fishing assault on Chemong Lake

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Alleged Ice Fishing Assault Results In Charges For 72-Year-Old Man

PETERBOROUGH COUNTY-On Wednesday January 14, 2026, just before 4:00pm, officers from the Peterborough County OPP were dispatched to Chemong Lake in Selwyn Township where an individual reported being assaulted while ice-fishing. The complainant advised that the accused came up to them in an aggressiv