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Citizen saves boaters after canoe tips, sending pair into frigid water

A nearby resident noticed the situation and sprang into action, taking her own small boat out into the lake to save the canoeists
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On April 18, 2021, at 1:30 p.m., Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police officers were dispatched to attend Bass Lake in Muskoka Lakes Township in response to an overturned canoe that left two people in the frigid water.

Before police arrived, a nearby resident noticed the situation and sprang into action, taking her own small boat out to the area, and was successful in rescuing both people by getting them on board her vessel and bringing them to shore. Another resident responded as well and assisted by bringing blankets and recovering the canoe.

Police appreciate and credit the actions of the quick-thinking residents with saving two lives

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