Body of missing swimmer recovered at Pinery Park
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Petrolia native Cody Chovancek.
Petrolia native hopes to win UFC contract
July 4, 2025
The Independent
Cody Chovancek will be part of Dana White’s UFC Contender Series this season.
The Petrolia native who trains with the Niagara Top Team in St. Catharines is 8-0 as a pro in the bantamweight division.
His latest bout was a unanimous decision against American Jordan Howard defending his Unified MMA title in Toronto in May.
He originally won the belt a year ago with a victory over Gage Gill of the US.
The ESPN-based Contender Series begins in August.
The show features up-and-coming fighters competing for a chance to earn a UFC contract.
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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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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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