(SELWYN TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency crews were called to the Hell’s Gate area of Stoney Lake shortly before 5:30pm January 11, 2017 to assist a snowmobiler who had gone through the ice.
A pair of snowmobile riders encountered open water on Stoney Lake. One rider made it across the open section; the second rider disappeared under the water. After calling 911, the first rider entered the water in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue his friend.
Responding emergency workers from the OPP and Selwyn Fire Services were hampered in their rescue attempts by thin ice. A helicopter from Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC Trenton) was successful in rescuing the first rider. A 47-year old male from Douro-Dummer Township and was flown by JRCC directly to an area hospital for treatment of injuries related to cold water exposure.
UPDATE
OPP members from the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) attended Stoney Lake yesterday and recovered the missing snowmobiler from the water shortly before 1:00pm yesterday.
The deceased snowmobiler was identified as:
Jerry Douglas EADIE (age 51) of Douro-Dummer Township, Ontario
The deceased was transported to The Provincial Forensic Pathology Unit at the Forensic Services and Coroners Complex in Toronto for a post mortem examination.
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