(PELEE ISLAND, ON) – Members from the Pelee Island Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Essex County OPP Marine Unit, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) and the Canadian and United States Coast Guard, are currently searching for an overdue swimmer off the southern tip of Pelee Island, near Fish Point, Lake Erie, Ontario.
At approximately 1:50 p.m. on August 20, 2016, four young men reportedly went swimming together near Fish Point when one male struggled and did not return to shore with the others.
The OPP and United States Coast Guard helicopters are also participating in the search effort.
Further information will be provided as it becomes available.