A 39-year-old man from Oshawa dies after falling into the Otonabee River near Peterborough, Ontario, police say. Ontario Provincial Police report that the man entered the water on Tuesday afternoon while he and three other people were travelling on the river and after another boat passed by. Officers say the man was not wearing a life-jacket at the time. Police later determine the group had been drinking. The boat operator is arrested and subsequently charged, according to reports from multiple outlets. Details of the specific charges are not provided in the excerpts. The incident results in the man’s death following the fall into the water near Peterborough. Police are handling the matter through the criminal justice system, with the operator facing charges related to the circumstances surrounding the trip. The investigation centers on how the fall occurred and the drinking-related issues involving the group on the boat.
Man dies after falling from boat into Otonabee River near Peterborough; operator charged
A 39-year-old man from Oshawa dies after falling into the Otonabee River near Peterborough, Ontario, police say. Ontario Provincial Police report that the man entered the water on Tuesday afternoon wh...
- A 39-year-old Oshawa man dies after falling into the Otonabee River near Peterborough.
- The incident occurs Tuesday afternoon as the man and three others travel on the river.
- Police say the man is not wearing a life-jacket.
- Reports state another boat passes by shortly before the man goes into the water.
- The boat operator is arrested after police determine the group had been drinking and is later charged.
Police say the boat's operator was arrested after officers determined the group had been drinking, and the operator was later charged.
2 hours agoA 39-year-old Oshawa man has died after falling off a boat into the Otonabee River near Peterborough, Ont. Provincial police say the man went into the water Tuesday afternoon after another boat passed by while he and three others were travelling on the river, and that he was not wearing a life-jacket. Police say the […]
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