A search continues Tuesday for a fisherman whose canoe capsized Monday evening on Lake Scugog.
Durham police say around 5:20 p.m., emergency services were called to Centre Road and Crozier Lane on Scugog Island for a boater in distress. The area is about 15 kilometres north of Port Perry.
According to witnesses, a 31-year-old Toronto fisherman was out alone in his canoe when it capsized. Witnesses found the empty canoe and contacted police.
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Durham Regional Police Service’s North Division members along with its marine unit and Air1 attempted to locate the man.
“The missing boater was not wearing a personal flotation device,” police stated.
Police say the missing boater is Phong VU, 31, of Toronto.
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