With visitors flocking to cottage country to enjoy the summer weather, the Ontario Provincial Police say their marine unit has been kept busy.
Between July 19 and 23, the OPP Communications Centre received 14 calls for service from the public.
Those ranged from family disputes over ice cream to a death investigation involving a 79-year-old senior whose car entered Georgian Bay.
Police also patrolled the shoreline of Tiny Township, around the area islands and up to Lock 44 of the Trent Severn waterway system.
“Officers checked 38 vessels for equipment and operators for signs of impairment,” said OPP in a news release.
“Two operators were cited for not having sufficient life jackets aboard their vessel for all occupants and educated 18 other operators through warnings of their vessels equipment shortages.”
Police say wearing a life jacket will increase your chances of survival if you go overboard, especially as water temperatures can still be cool this time of year.
