(ARMSTRONG, ON) – On the evening of July 1, 2015 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding two overdue boaters. The two male fishermen were part of a charter group that had been staying on the west end of Lake Nipigon. The two males (a 54-year-old from Woolwich Township and a 57-year-old from Toronto) had last been seen at approximately 10:00am on July 1 but had not returned as expected that date. OPP attended the scene and a search for the males began at first light July 2, 2015.
The OPP helicopter is currently on scene, as are members of the North West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT). Members with the Civilian Air Search and Rescue Association are expected to arrive July 3, 2015.