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Two Men Drown in Sturgeon Lake After Canoe Capsizes: Ontario Provincial Police

Two men lost their lives Sunday afternoon, June 8, 2025, after their canoe overturned on Sturgeon Lake within the Kawartha Lakes area.
The canoe, carrying three adult males without life jackets, overturned around 3:06 p.m., prompting emergency responders to be dispatched.
One man swam to shore while the other two could not stay afloat and subsequently died despite lifesaving efforts involving Ontario Provincial Police, fire, EMS, and aviation units.
The OPP patrols over 110,000 square kilometres of waterways and warned that capsized vessels and falling overboard are leading causes of boating deaths, urging the use of life jackets.
The incident highlights ongoing risks in boating safety on Ontario waterways and reinforces the OPP's commitment to marine patrol, education, and saving lives.

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Two men drown in Sturgeon Lake after canoe capsizes: Ontario Provincial Police

Ontario Provincial Police say two men have died after their canoe capsized in the Kawartha Lakes area Sunday afternoon. OPP say emergency responders were dispatched to a boat accident on Sturgeon Lake just after 3 p.m. They say a canoe was carrying three males, one of whom was able to swim back to s...

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