The body of an 80 year old man has been recovered from Georgian Bay in Midland.
The SIU is investigating the circumstances surrounding the man’s death, which happened after an interaction with a Southern Georgian Bay OPP officer yesterday afternoon.
Police say an officer stopped the driver of a vehicle for a suspected Highway Traffic Act violation, before he drove into the Bay at the bottom of William Street.
Responding officers jumped into the cold water to try and rescue the man, but the vehicle sank and he did not get out.
The province’s Special Investigations Unit says the preliminary information suggests the following:
- At approximately 3 p.m., a Southern Georgian Bay Ontario Provincial Police officer stopped the driver of a vehicle for a suspected Highway Traffic Act violation. The officer and the man conversed before the man entered the water in his vehicle near Bayshore Drive and William Street.
- Officers entered the water. The vehicle sank and the man did not exit the vehicle.
- At about 6:49 p.m., the body of the man was recovered from the water.
SIU investigating death of 80-year-old man after interaction with OPP officer in Midland: https://t.co/z4fqAZLfpL
— Special Investigations Unit (@SIUOntario) October 29, 2021
The SIU is investigating after a man drove into Georgian Bay in Midland following an interaction with a Southern Georgian Bay OPP officer at about 3 p.m today. Rescue efforts are underway. News release to follow. #SGBOPP @OPP_CR
— Special Investigations Unit (@SIUOntario) October 28, 2021