TAY TOWNSHIP, Ont. – Provincial police say a man is dead and another man faces charges after a snowmobiling accident on Georgian Bay in Tay Township, Ont.
The OPP’s Southern Georgian Bay detachment got the call just before 7 o’clock Friday night and were assisted by Tay Fire and Simcoe County Paramedics.
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Investigators say four men were travelling together on two snowmobiles when one of the machines broke through the ice near Victoria Harbour.
They say the operator of the second snowmobile – Brent David Fisher, 48, of Innisfil – died after he got off his machine to help, but also went through the ice.
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The other three made it safely back to shore.
Police say they’ve charged 50-year-old Ross Guy, also of Innisfil, with impaired driving. He’s scheduled to appear in court Feb. 18.
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