Search underway for missing boater in Lake Margaret
St Thomas Fire Rescue is searching Lake Margaret for a missing boater on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (Brent Lale/CTV News London)
St. Thomas Fire Rescue is searching for a missing boater in Lake Margaret.
Around 7:30 a.m. Monday three people were in a canoe which capsized.
Two people were able to self-rescue but one man did not surface.
Fire is now calling the search for the man in his mid-20s a recovery mission.
At 10:30 a.m. Derek Niles of Orange Force Marine Ltd. arrived on scene with sonar equipment to aid in the search.
More details to come.
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