The OPP has located the boater who fell overboard near Sandy Bay in Bracebridge on July 1st.
Yesterday at 5:45 p.m., Bracebridge OPP officers, along with the OPP Marine Unit, responded to a distress call from a boater indicating that a person had fallen out of their vessel and failed to surface.
A couple had been returning to Bracebridge in their boat and while in the area of Sandy Bay near Bowyers Beach on Lake Muskoka, the weather changed very quickly, making navigation difficult. One of the people on board fell out of the vessel and was struggling in the water. Nearby residents responded to the calls for help and attended the location in boats to assist.
Police conducted a search of the water and shore and on July 2, 2026, just before 12:00 p.m., the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit with assistance from OPP Aviation support, recovered the body of the 67-year-old Bracebridge man from the water, however unfortunately he did not survive.