PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Two men are safe after being stranded on a Peterborough County lake late Tuesday night.
Provincial police say the incident took place on Buckhorn Lake just before 11:30 p.m.
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They say the two men were trying to move docks across the lake with a small boat when their vessel capsized, sending one of the men into the icy water.
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Police say the men screamed for help, which drew attention and triggered rescue efforts.
The men were found by a fire service vessel and brought to an ambulance before being taken to a hospital where they were treated for hypothermia.
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