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Boater Charged After Crashing Into and ‘Seriously’ Injuring Swimmer: OPP
MUSKOKA LAKES TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADA, JUL 20 – A 39-year-old man faces charges including impaired driving after striking a swimmer in Skeleton Lake, causing life-threatening injuries to the 22-year-old victim, police said.
- A 22-year-old man from Georgina was struck by a boat just before 5 p.m. Saturday near Skeleton Lake Road 5, Ontario Provincial Police said.
- Charging records show Moore is accused of impaired operation and related offences, Ontario Provincial Police said.
- Bystanders on shore pulled the injured swimmer from the water, Ontario Provincial Police said, and he was rushed to a local hospital then airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre.
- Police confirmed the suspect is held pending his bail hearing on Sunday, July 20, and the investigation is ongoing under Ontario Provincial Police oversight.
- Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police asked anyone with information or video to call 1-888-310-1122, calling for public cooperation.
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