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Underwater teams join search for boat passenger who disappeared swimming in Lake Erie

The search for a 64-year-old London, Ont., man who went missing during an afternoon swim off of a boat in Lake Erie near Port Stanley last week continues.

Search and rescue teams have covered 120 km of Lake Erie

Michael Lacasse · CBC News ·
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Members of the OPP's underwater search and rescue unit were called to help locate a man who went missing on Lake Erie last Thursday. (Ontario Provincial Police)

The search for a 64-year-old London, Ont., man who went missing during an afternoon swim off of a boat in Lake Erie near Port Stanley last week continues.

Ontario Provincial Police's Underwater Search and Recovery unit joined the effort over the Labour Day weekend. The search has covered approximately 120 kilometres of Lake Erie since it began, focusing mostly on where the missing man was last seen, said Const. Brett Phair.

The man was reported missing on Thursday afternoon, after the operator of a 25-foot sailing vessel reported that one of their passengers didn't return from a swim in the lake.

"We want everyone to enjoy the water but be safe when they do it, so always wear a life-jacket, especially when on large bodies of water," Phair said.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael Lacasse

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Mike spent his early life in Northern Ontario and Quebec before making London his home. He is a graduate of Fanshawe's Broadcast Journalism program and lives in the city with his family and three cats.

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