Two men drowned after their canoe capsized in Sturgeon Lake, Kawartha Lakes. Only one of the three males aboard swam to safety. None were wearing life-jackets, prompting Ontario Provincial Police to emphasize the importance of using personal floatation devices when boating. They highlighted that capsizing and falling overboard are leading causes of boating deaths, urging all watercraft users to adopt safety measures to save lives.
"With capsized vessels and falling overboard [being] the top contributing factors in boating deaths every year, a significant number of lives stand to be saved if boaters, personal watercraft users and paddlers wore a lifejacket or personal flotation device."
"Emergency responders were dispatched to a boat accident on Sturgeon Lake just after 3 p.m., OPP said in a news release on Sunday."
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