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OPP rescue man stranded on kiteboard

Police say he was uninjured because he was wearing a personal floatation device
2018-06-21 OPP marine patrol 4
File photo of an OPP boat. Nathan Taylor/OrilliaMatters

NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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WASAGA BEACH - On June 14, 2019 at approximately 13:20 p.m., members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) quickly responded to a report that a male on a Kiteboard was unable to reach the shore stranded on the water.

Upon arrival OPP officers successfully removed the male from Georgian Bay.

No injuries were reported as a result of the incident as the male was wearing a PFD. Police remind all that wearing an approved life jacket is encouraged when on the water. 

For more safety tips, please visit our website at: www.opp.ca.

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