Body of 40-year-old man recovered from Pigeon Lake near Bobcaygeon

Todd Simpson of Clarington drowned while swimming with friends from a houseboat

Pigeon Lake. (Photo: Marcus Obal / Wikipedia)
Pigeon Lake. (Photo: Marcus Obal / Wikipedia)

Police have recovered the body of 40-year-old Todd Simpson of Clarington from Pigeon Lake near Bobcaygeon.

Simpson had gone went missing after an incident on Monday (July 2) around 6 p.m.

According to the OPP, he was swimming with friends from his personal houseboat when he attempted to help a female friend who was struggling in the water.

While she made it back onto the houseboat, he did not.

The OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, as well as marine units from the Peterborough County OPP and the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP, assisted with the search.

The Underwater Search and Recovery Unit found Simpson’s body at 5:45 p.m. yesterday (July 3).