A 20-year-old Bobcaygeon woman is facing an impaired operation charge after driving a boat onto an island in Kennisis Lake in the Haliburton Highlands on Sunday (July 27).
In the early morning hours, Haliburton Highlands Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a boat collision in Kennisis Lake, located just southwest of Algonquin Provincial Park.
Three people on the boat suffered non-life-threatening injuries after it struck an island.
Police charged the boat’s driver, a 20-year-old woman from Bobcaygeon, with operation while impaired (blood alcohol concentration over 80).
“The consequences of impaired operation are the same whether you are behind the wheel of a car or operating a vessel,” reads an OPP media release.
Haliburton Highlands OPP is reminding the public to practice safe boating, including by always wearing a life jacket and by staying sober while on the water.
OPP officers are actively patrolling both roadways and waterways throughout the summer. If you suspect someone is driving or boating while impaired, call 9-1-1.
