Man drowns after falling off boat in Ontario’s cottage country

A man is dead after he fell off of a boat in Ontario’s cottage country and drowned, police say.

Ontario Provincial Police said that at around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to a report of a boater who fell overboard and didn’t resurface.

It happened on Lake Muskoka near Walker’s Point in the Township of Muskoka Lakes.

OPP’s underwater search and recovery unit later found the individual.

The victim — a 63-year-old man from Markham — was pronounced dead at the scene.

The OPP said its marine unit assisted Bracebridge OPP officers with the response.

“The investigation remains ongoing. If you have any information that could aid the investigation, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122,” officers said.