Missing Fisherman on Lake Simcoe

South Simcoe Police were called by two fishermen visiting from Michigan, when a third fisherman got lost on Lake Simcoe, in a winter storm. The fishermen were separated from their friend, when high winds reduced visibility to a point where they could not stay together. The missing fisherman, 48 years old, was missing for several hours after dark on the Lake. Police on both sides of the Lake prepared to search the area near Lefroy on snowmobiles, with the assistance of the Innisfil Fire department's ice water rescue air boat.

The missing man was found by an officer in a police vehicle that had been set up near the shore with its roof lights active to guide the man to land.

The man was not injured and told police he had taken shelter in a fishing shanty. Police remind citizens to stay off the Lake when winter storms are approaching, and take cover on shore.