Body of teen canoeist recovered from lake near Bancroft
19-year-old from Scarborough believed to have drowned after canoe capsized
The body of a 19-year-old man from Scarborough has been recovered from a lake near Bancroft, Ont., after his canoe capsized on Monday, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment investigating the suspected drowning.
Emergency services called to Faraday Lake west of Bancroft on Monday morning found two other males who had been in the canoe safely ashore, OPP said in a statement Tuesday.
The OPP's underwater search and recovery unit later recovered a body and confirmed it to be that of the missing canoeist. The statement did not identify the young man, but noted he had not been wearing a life jacket.
"The water is still very cold making it more challenging if you fall in," OPP said, reminding people to always wear a personal flotation device when on the water.
Bancroft is a town on the York River in Hastings County, roughly 175 kilometres west of downtown Ottawa.