Ontario Provincial Police report that a 39-year-old man from Oshawa dies after falling into the Otonabee River near Peterborough. Police say the incident occurs Tuesday afternoon as the man and three others travel on the river, shortly after another boat passes nearby. Officers say the man goes into the water and does not have a life-jacket, and he later dies.
Police also state the boat operator is arrested after officers determine the group had been drinking. The operator is subsequently charged with impaired-related offences, according to reports. In separate coverage, police describe an incoming call about a person who was not wearing a life-jacket and fell into the river just south of Peterborough.
The operator’s specific charge(s) are described in the reports as impaired-related. Investigators continue to look into the circumstances surrounding the fall and the events leading up to the drowning.
