Two women rescued from Lake Erie after floating away from Turkey Point
An image of an Ontario Provincial Police Marine Unit vessel (image courtesy: OPP)
Two women who drifted away from shore on individual floaties and were unable to swim were rescued by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) marine units on Saturday afternoon.
Around 1:40 p.m., Norfolk County OPP responded to a call from a Good Samaritan reporting two people in distress approximately one mile off the shoreline of Turkey Point in Lake Erie, according to Sgt. Ed Sanchuk.
A 20-year-old woman and a 26-year-old woman, both from Brampton, were located in the water by OPP and brought aboard their police vessel.
'There were no injuries. They were extremely cold and subsequently brought back to the shoreline,' Sanchuk said in a video posted online.
They couldn't swim and both were NOT wearing life jackets! #OPP Marine Unit rescues two females from the waters of #LakeErie this afternoon. @NorfolkCountyCA #NorfolkOPP ^es pic.twitter.com/0G3UsSOyJG — OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) May 17, 2025
Neither of the women were wearing life jackets.
The OPP is reminding the public of the importance of wearing a personal flotation device (PFD) or life jacket when on or near the water.
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