OPP in northern Ontario are searching for a father and daughter who have gone missing on the ice in the Temiskaming Shores area.
The North East Region of the OPP posted on social media Sunday that they are conducting an investigation in the area of Pete Dam’s Park, about an hour south of Kirkland Lake. They added there is no threat to public safety but did not elaborate.
However, in a Facebook post Sunday shared by Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus, a woman said the police are looking for a man and one of his twin daughters.
“Earlier today my sister’s fiance and one of his twin daughters went thru the ice at Pete’s Dam. Please keep my sister and kids in your thoughts as we hope for their safe recovery while preparing for the worst,” Amanda Rickard wrote.
In a post on Monday, Rickard thanked people for their messages of support, adding, “The helicopters and underwater recovery team started searching again at 8am. No further updates at this time.”
Angus called it “a really heartbreaking tragedy” and urged people to be cautious around water.
“Please stay off the ice. It’s not solid. I have watched too many people go out on the ice as the temperatures have risen,” he wrote.
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