Body of North York man recovered a day after canoe capsized in Kawartha Lakes
A 75-year-old North York man is dead after his canoe capsized on a lake in Kawartha Lakes on Tuesday evening.
Ontario Provincial Police said a marine call on Balsam Lake came in around 6:21 p.m. Officers were notified that a man in a canoe had gone overboard and did not resurface.
A search for the man was conducted but he was not located before nightfall.
Police said the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit found his body around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are unknown and police said the investigation is ongoing.
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