Toronto police say they have recovered the body of a 14-year-old boy who went missing after going into the water near Ashbridges Bay over the weekend.
Emergency crews were called to Woodbine Beach in the city’s east end around 6 p.m. on Sunday.
In an update on Monday, Acting Duty Insp. Dan Pravica said the teen was in the water with a friend when they started having trouble in the water.
One person was able to swim to shore and alert a passerby, who jumped into the water and tried to rescue the teen but was not able to find him. The citizen then called 911.
Paramedics said they transported a youth to hospital with minor injuries and also treated and released an adult male on the scene.
Crews searched the water through the night and into the morning, but in an update on Monday said his body was found around 9 a.m.
Pravica said the teen’s body was located not too far from where they initially went into the water, at the western point of the beach. He said the 14-year-old was wearing shorts at the time of the incident but doesn’t believe he was wearing a life jacket.
It is not clear what caused the distress in the water and for how long the two friends had been swimming.
“In the area where they were swimming, I’ve been told there is undertow there, that it is a steep drop off. There could be a combination of factors, I’m not sure how capable he was at swimming or not,” Pravica said.
Police are reminding the public about water safety amid the spring season and to be mindful of the water temperature.
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ORIGINAL:
Toronto police’s marine unit says a search continues on Monday morning after a teenage boy went missing in the water at Ashbridges Bay Park.
Police said they were called to the area at around 6 p.m. Sunday for reports of a missing person in the water.
Two people, a teen and a man, had jumped into the water to try to save the other teenager, police said.
Paramedics told Global News they took a male youth to hospital for treatment for minor injuries. A man was also treated at the scene but he was released by paramedics.
In an update Monday morning, the marine unit said they are still searching for the teen and have continued the search which started at sunrise.
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