Members of the Kenora OPP Marine Unit, with the assistance of the Northwest Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), currently str searching the islands in the Sabaskong Bay area, west of Morson, on Lake of the Woods for two missing men.
Just before 1 p.m. yesterday, police were notified that a boater had located two young men on different islands in Sabaskong Bay.
Two other men who had been with them are still missing.
The four young men—all from the Morson-Big Grassy area—had left the night before at around 7 p.m. to go fishing.
Sometime in the early-morning hours, the boat they were in hit something and all four were thrown into the water.
The two men who have been located were able to use seat cushions to help them swim to shore. They were not injured and did not require medical attention.
None of the men were wearing life jackets at the time.
Police have located the 16-foot aluminium boat, with a 40 h.p. Mercury outboard. It has substantial damage to the bottom.
The search continues in the area by members of the OPP Marine unit, volunteer searchers, an OPP helicopter, the Northwest Emergency Response Team, and Lake of the Woods Search and Rescue.
Fort Frances Times
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