Bodies of 2 Men From Peel Region Recovered After Going Missing in Stony Lake: OPP
STONY LAKE AT BURLEIGH FALLS, ONTARIO, AUG 4 – The Ontario Provincial Police recovered two men believed drowned after a swimming incident at Stony Lake, highlighting risks of water activities without personal flotation devices.
- About 30 kilometres northeast of Peterborough, Peterborough County Officers responded just before 5 p.m. on Sunday August 3, 2025, to reports of two missing swimmers at Burleigh Falls in Stony Lake.
- After the initial swimmer fell in and appeared distressed, bystanders entered the water to help, leading a second person to go missing.
- Monday afternoon, the Ontario Provincial Police Underwater Search and Recovery Unit recovered the bodies of a 24-year-old man from Caledon and a 26-year-old man from Brampton.
- Police ask the public to stay away from the area as the police said the search has ended after the bodies of the two missing swimmers were recovered during the water operations.
- Covering over 110,000 square kilometres, the Ontario Provincial Police emphasizes lifejacket use to prevent drownings during water emergencies.
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Bradford Today
Two people missing since swimming accident on Ontario lake have been recovered
BURLEIGH FALLS — Police say the search has ended for two people who went missing over the weekend on an Ontario lake with their bodies being recovered from the water.
The Hamilton Spectator
Police investigate possible drownings as two people missing from Ontario lake
BURLEIGH FALLS - Police say the search continues for two people who are believed to have drowned after going missing from an Ontario lake.
Bodies of 2 Recovered
(SELWYN TOWNSHIP, ON) – Officers from the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with EMS and Fire responded to a possible drowning at Burleigh Falls in Stony Lake. On Sunday August 3, 2025, just prior to 5:00pm, Peterborough County Officers were dispatched to a report of two individuals that had gone missing in the water at Burleigh Falls. The individuals were reported to have been swimming in the area when …
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