Officers have located a deceased 56-year-old Toronto man who went missing after he went swimming with his son in Peninsula Lake in Huntsville on Monday, OPP say.
Officers found the body of Martin Scholz in the water shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, police add.
The Huntsville and Lake of Bays Fire Department, the Muskoka EMS and the Huntsville OPP received a report at around 5 p.m. on Monday of two people missing in Peninsula Lake, police say.
Crews located a woman in a boat who said her husband and son had gone swimming when the wind picked up and the boat floated away from the two, officers add.
The woman was unable to get the boat to start and called 911 for assistance, police say, before crews searched the water for the missing people.
After the initial search, the boy was located by boaters in the area and taken to shore, police say. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was treated and released, officers add.
Emergency crews continued searching for the other man until dusk on Monday and resumed their search on Tuesday, police say.
Huntsville OPP are thanking everyone who assisted with the tragic event.
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