The Toronto police dive team recovered a body from Lake Ontario Friday morning after a vehicle plunged into the water at Toronto’s waterfront.
Police responded to reports of a collision at Lake Shore Boulevard East and Parliament Street just east of Sugar Beach, at 10:26 p.m. on Thursday.
The police marine unit was called in to assist with the initial search efforts, but it was called off late Thursday evening due to the darkness. Police said they did not deploy a dive team last night.
The body of a male was recovered just after 8 a.m. Friday and the vehicle, a red Toyota Yaris, was pulled from the water around 9 a.m.
Witnesses who were working on a film set nearby said they heard someone screaming that a vehicle went into the water.
“We here something just happened and after that all the police and fire came,” Henri Normand said.
“We were working on a movie just there and suddenly we hear all the sirens and then everybody is coming.”
Authorities say they continue to investigate how the collision occurred.
The man has been identified by family members to Global News as Geoffrey Ray.
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“Somebody on the crew came running up yelling, ‘The car went in the water. The car went in the water,’ she saw the car go in the water,” Matt Clayson said.
“I just heard people panic. I didn’t see any of this. Somebody said bring lights, we grab some lights and came running down.”
Toronto Fire Services said two bystanders went in to try to help, but that they had to be rescued and made it out safely.
— With files from Jamie Mauracher, Nick Westoll and Rahul Kavapalle
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