US Edition2 dead, including 5-year-old boy, in drownings at northern Ont. lake: OPP
The Ontario Provincial Police confirmed two drowning deaths at Wabigoon Lake, prompting calls for mandatory swimming lessons in local schools.
- On Oct. 1, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police confirmed two people, including a five-year-old boy, went missing after entering water at Wabigoon Lake in Dryden on Saturday.
- Responding to a Wednesday call, the OPP said two individuals went missing after entering the water, and their bodies were recovered about eleven hours later with the underwater search and recovery unit.
- Emergency crews and the OPP marine unit searched Wabigoon Lake, and the five-year-old boy's body was recovered at Flat Rock Park at 7:15 a.m. Sunday.
- Authorities say the investigation is ongoing, and the Ontario Provincial Police asked members of the public to contact police while deaths sparked calls to add swimming lessons to the Ontario school curriculum.
- Earlier, on July 31, two youths drowned in the Wabigoon River, highlighting recent water fatalities near the Dryden community and marking a second tragedy in two months.
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Dryden OPP – Investigation continues into Drownings on Wabigoon Lake – Wawa-news.com
Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a drowning incident on Wabigoon Lake that claimed two lives. On Saturday September 27, at approximately 4:05 p.m. Dryden OPP responded to a call for service that two people had gone missing after entering the water and failed to surface. Dryden OPP, along ...
Two dead, including 5-year-old boy, in drownings at northern Ontario lake: OPP – 105.9 The Region
Provincial police say two people, including a five-year-old, are dead after drowning in a northern Ontario lake over the weekend. Police say they responded to a report that two people had gone missing after they went into the water at Wabigoon Lake on Saturday and didn’t resurface. They say emergency crews and the force’s marine unit searched the water and the body of a five-year-old boy was found the next morning. Police say the body of a 28-ye…
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