"Police said in a news release on Tuesday that they responded to a call for a marine rescue on the lake near the Toronto Islands around 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 23. They allege the accused was operating an illegal boat charter without a proper commercial licence or registration, and he was the lone captain of the boat without any crew members on board."
"They allege the accused picked up a group of about 16 passengers who paid for a private boat charter and one of them fell into the lake where they were later found dead. Police say a 35-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., has been charged with criminal negligence causing death. The accused was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday."
Toronto police charged a 35-year-old Mississauga man with criminal negligence causing death after a person fell from a boat on Lake Ontario on Aug. 23. Police responded to a marine rescue call near the Toronto Islands around 12:30 a.m. The accused allegedly operated an illegal private boat charter without proper commercial licence or registration and served as the lone captain with no crew aboard. About 16 paying passengers were on the vessel when one passenger fell into the lake and was later found dead. The accused was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
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