A 24-year-old Brampton man has died after a canoe capsized on a lake in eastern Ontario over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to Upper Rideau Lake shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, following reports of a marine distress incident involving a capsized canoe.<\/p>\n
Upper Rideau Lake is located in the Rideau Lakes region of eastern Ontario, approximately 300 kilometres east of Toronto and about 90 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.<\/p>\n
Emergency crews, including Leeds County OPP officers, Leeds and Grenville Paramedic Service and the Rideau Lakes Fire Department, responded to the scene.<\/p>\n
Police said the individual was located and transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
The deceased has been identified as a 24-year-old man from Brampton. His name has not been released.<\/p>\n
Investigators said the man was not wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n
A postmortem examination is expected to be conducted as part of the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n
The circumstances surrounding the canoe capsizing have not been released.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information that may assist investigators is asked to contact the Leeds County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online through Ontario Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n
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