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Toronto man dead after drowning in Lake Ontario east of city: police

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An Ontario Provincial Police logo is shown in Barrie, Ont., on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Police say a 25-year-old man is dead after he drowned in Lake Ontario over the weekend.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Police say a 25-year-old man is dead after he drowned in Lake Ontario over the weekend.

Provincial police say they got a call for a person who appeared to be in distress Saturday afternoon near a pier in Cobourg, a town located east of Toronto.

Investigators say they began a search for the man who had gone under the water and had not resurfaced.

After he was located, he was taken to hospital where he died.

Police say the man is from Scarborough, a neighbourhood in Toronto's east end.

Investigators did not provide any other details on the man's drowning or his identity.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 14, 2023.

The Canadian Press


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