Body of missing swimmer recovered at Pinery Park
Ford may announce online learning after Spring Break at 3 pm
April 12, 2021
There are reports the Ontario government will be switching to online learning after the Spring Break.
The cabinet is meeting now and CP24 says they’re considering the move. Premier Doug Ford is set to make an announcement at 3 pm.
This comes as Ontario recorded 4,401 new COVID-19 cases today and 15 deaths. Another person in Lambton County has also passed away from COVID-19 Bluewater Health. There were 11 new cases in Lambton Monday. There are now four outbreaks, two in workplaces, two in schools.
The outbreak at Rosewood Village in Sarnia – where residents had been vaccinated, is now over. Most of the residents had mild symptoms according to Lambton Public Health.
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Body of missing swimmer recovered at Pinery Park
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The Independent The body of a missing swimmer has been recovered in Pinery Provincial Park. Aug. 26, a 28-year-old Scarborough man was swimming with friends in Lake Huron when he went under the water. His friends tried to rescue him but were unable to bring him to shore. The OPP brought in patrol boats and the US Coast Guard joined
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OPP continues search for missing Scarborough man
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Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton OPP have brought in boats, planes and the underwater recovery unit as the search for a missing swimmer in Lake Huron off Pinery Provincial Park continues. Around 1 pm Wednesday, OPP were called to the area after a 28 year-old Scarborough man had trouble in the water. Friends swimming with the man tried to rescue him,
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Swimmer missing in Lake Huron off Pinery Park
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The Independent A man is missing in the waters off Piney Park. Eyewitnesses at the provincial park say early this afternoon a group of friends was swimming when one man disappeared. One of the man’s friends tried to rescue him, but later was himself taken from the water for medical treatment. Boats along the shoreline could be seen searching for
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