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Missing boater found dead in eastern Ontario lake

SHARBOT LAKE, Ont. — A missing boater has been found dead in eastern Ontario.

Police in Central Frontenac Township say a canoe capsized on the unnamed lake southeast of Sharbot Lake.

They say a couple had been fishing when the incident occurred.

The wife made it to shore, but her 61-year-old husband from Kingston, Ont., did not resurface.

Police say he wasn't wearing a life jacket.

They say they pulled the body of Clarence Hale from the lake in the afternoon.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 19, 2020.

 

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