(BAYHAM TWP, ON) – Police have identified the young male that went missing after going swimming off the main beach in Port Burwell over the weekend.
At approximately 5:30 p.m. July 27, 2014 Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Bayham Fire and Elgin-St. Thomas Emergency Medical Services responded to a report of a missing swimmer in Port Burwell. A group of youths were swimming out by the pier on the main beach in Port Burwell when they came to a deeper section of the water. One male youth began to struggle and went under water and the others were having difficulty in the water. When the group was pulled to safety, it was discovered the one youth was missing. The missing youth, 15 year old Peter HILDEBRANDT of Malahide Township is presumed to have drowned.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Underwater Search and Recovery Unit will be resuming their recovery efforts today with the assistance of Elgin County OPP, Central Elgin Fire and Bayham Fire Services.