19-Year-Old Man Drowned At Otonabee River Near Turtle Island Sunday Night

A 19-year-old international Fleming College student has passed away after drowning in the Otonabee River near Turtle Island on Sunday evening. 

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At roughly 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Peterborough Police Service, Peterborough Fire Services and Peterborough Paramedics received a call about the man who went Otonabee River but did not resurface. Officers searched the shoreline and deployed the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System while firefighters aided with two search and other resources according to a press release. 

The man was located in the water by firefighters about an hour later. They applied life-saving measures and were continued by paramedics but was pronounced dead at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.

Next of kin have been notified as stated in a press release.

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