OPP investigating drowning death in Gravenhurst

A 28-year-old Brampton man is dead after drowning at the Gravenhurst Wharf on June 21.

Police said at about 5 p.m., Bracebridge officers, along with Muskoka EMS, responded to a possible drowning on Steamship Bay Road in Gravenhurst.

According to the OPP, a group of people were spending time at the Ungerman Park cliffs when a 28-year-old male from Brampton failed to surface after jumping in the water.

Police said he was pulled from the water and transported to the Muskoka Wharf by a nearby boating couple.

Despite the life-saving efforts, police said the man did not survive.

Anyone near water bodies is asked to exercise caution and wear a personal flotation device or lifejacket.

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