Investigation determined that a 24-year-old man was in the water while swimming with friends when he failed to resurface.

“WhenInvestigation determined that a 24-year-old man was in the water while swimming with friends when he failed to resurface.

“When his friends returned to the shore he was no longer with them,” says OPP media relations officer Steven Duguay. “His friends asked for others on the beach to help with locating him.”

He says the man was pulled from the water by the civilian bystanders.

Life saving measures were initiated by the civilians and continued by paramedics. Police say the man was transported to hospital where he later died.

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