A swimmer who drowned in Lake Guelph on Sunday has been identified as a Mississauga man, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.
The OPP received calls about a swimmer in distress in the Guelph Lake Conservation Area around 5:00 pm on July 17th.
A witness told CTV News Kitchener that he saw a man without a life jacket struggling, but the deep water made it difficult to help him.
“Everything was so fast, but I think we swam for at least a minute and it wasn’t just us, at least 10 people were there shouting ‘help!’, so when I realized that everything was serious, I tried to jump into the water,” said Mohi Sanisel. “The water was so steamy. I asked someone if they had goggles or something to see under the water, but it didn’t work.”
The main beach in the Guelph Lake Conservation Area was closed Sunday night while emergency crews searched for the missing swimmer.
The OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit recovered a body the next day.
Police have identified the deceased as 21-year-old Ryan Kaber of Mississauga.
An autopsy was ordered.
There have been 43 drownings in Ontario so far this year, down from 47 reported at this time last year.
With files from CTV News Kitchener’s Chris Thomson and Krista Sharp
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