OPP say neither of two men in a canoe that capsized Sunday, Aug. 4 near Manitoulin was wearing a life jacket.
One paddler drowned.
The investigation revealed that two people were fishing in a canoe near Sagamok Point. The canoe capsized and the two fell in the water. One man was able to make it to shore safely and notify emergency services. With the assistance of civilians nearby, the second person was found without vital signs and lifesaving efforts were commenced by EMS.
Yvon Toulouse, 48, from Sagamok First Nation, Ontario, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The drowning happened at around 8 p.m.
Members with the Manitoulin Detachment of the OPP, with the assistance of the Anishinabek Police Service and the Algoma Emergency Medical Services responded to the report of a capsized canoe on the waters of the North Channel near Sagamok First Nation.
Police confirm that neither person in the canoe was wearing life jackets at the time the canoe capsized.
Meanwhile, on Saturday August 3, at approximately 12:25 a.m., officers from the Noëlville OPP Detachment responded to a report of a possible drowning in the Restoule River, off of Keso Bay Road, Dokis First Nation.
The victim, Brendan Loonskin, 27, from Toronto was pronounced dead at the scene. Foul play is not suspected say police.
The OPP were assisted by the Sudbury Emergency Medical Services.
The investigation is ongoing under the direction of the Office of the Chief Coroner and Forensic Pathology Service.
