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Emergency crews in St. Thomas have recovered the body of a man who went missing after a canoe capsized on Labour Day.
St. Thomas police and firefighters responded Monday at about 8 a.m. to Lake Margaret, located in the city’s south end, after a canoe carrying three adults tipped over and only two of them were located, both of whom were taken to hospital and remain in stable condition, police said.
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An Ontario Provincial Police dive team was called in to assist with the recovery effort for the third canoeist, Ryan Davies, 26, of Port Stanley, whose body was found at 6:40 p.m. on Monday, police said.
“(We) would like to thank our community for their support and assistance as we navigated today’s incident which has resulted in the recovery of the missing individual,” St. Thomas police said in a statement late Monday.
“Our thoughts remain with the families involved. Our resources will continue to be extended to support those that need our assistance.”
Several boats were on the water searching for the missing person throughout Labour Day, and there was a heavy presence of police officers and firefighters from St. Thomas along with paramedics and Coast Guard officials. The Coast Guard was using “sonar and depth finders” to aid in the search, St. Thomas deputy fire Chief Kim Destun said at the scene on Monday.
According to the City of St. Thomas, the depth of the water in Lake Margaret ranges between one and three metres with a six-metre hole near the middle. Per a measurement tool on Google Maps, the width of the lake is about 225 metres at its greatest distance, and about 830 metres long.
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