Share this Story : OPP investigating suspected drowning in Muskrat Lake Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News OPP investigating suspected drowning in Muskrat Lake Just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday, police were contacted about a boater who had fallen overboard on the lake, which is near Cobden.
Author of the article: Staff Reporter Published Jun 24, 2024 • Last updated 12 minutes ago • 1 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account. OPP Article content The body of a 62-year-old American man was recovered from Muskrat Lake, just over 100 km northwest of Ottawa, on Sunday.
The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the suspected drowning. Just after 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, police were contacted about a boater who had fallen overboard on the lake, which is near Cobden, had gone under water and had not resurfaced. Upper Ottawa Valley OPP officers, Whitewater Region Fire and Renfrew County Ambulance responded, and the body of a resident of Scranton, Pa., was found soon after.
A postmortem examination will be conducted, police said in a news release Monday, but no other information was made available. Recommended from Editorial Impaired driver stops at Ottawa OPP station, gets arrested Motorcycle rider seriously injured in collision on Ottawa highway Advertisement 2 Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONT.