KINGSTON, Ont. – A military search and rescue helicopter from CFB Trenton has been sent to the Kingston area to pick up three stranded boaters.
An official at the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre at the base says the men called at about 11:30 a.m. Monday after their vessel broke down near the Brother Islands in Lake Ontario.
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The men, who are believed to have left the Kingston area in the boat earlier Monday, were able to make it to one of the islands and start a fire to keep warm.
The rescue centre official says a Griffon helicopter has been sent to the scene and is expected to pick up the men and take them to safety.
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