Police investigating apparent drowning of Toronto man in Bracebridge

Police are investigating after the body of a Toronto man was found in the Muskoka River in Bracebridge.

According to Bracebridge OPP, just after 5 p.m. on Monday, officers responded to a report of a possible drowning at Kelvin Grove Park on the Muskoka River.

Police say a man had been swimming from the dock alongside the park and had failed to resurface.

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Police, along with the OPP underwater search and recovery unit, Muskoka EMS and Bracebridge Fire Department, began a search of the area.

According to police, the body of a 38-year-old Toronto man was located just after 7 p.m.

Police say lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead.

According to police, a postmortem examination was scheduled for Tuesday as part of the ongoing investigation into the man’s death.