A 19-year-old Scarborough man is dead in a suspected drowning in the Bancroft area on Monday morning (April 28).
Shortly after 10:30 a.m., Bancroft Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency services were dispatched to Faraday Lake west of the Town of Bancroft after reports of a capsized canoe.
When emergency crews arrived on scene, they discovered two men who were in the canoe had safely made it to shore, but one man was missing.
The OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit later located a body in the lake and confirmed it to be the missing man.
Police, who have identified the victim as a 19-year-old man from Scarborough, say he was not wearing a life jacket.
“The water is still very cold making it more challenging if you fall in,” states an OPP media release. “The OPP calls on everyone to always wear a PFD or life jacket when on the water.”
Bancroft OPP are continuing to investigate the suspected drowning.
