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OPP divers have located and recovered the body of a scuba diver from Lake Ontario off the Kingston shoreline. Photo by OPP on XArticle content
OPP divers have recovered the body of a scuba diver who went missing in the waters near the PumpHouse Museum in Kingston.
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The OPP Underwater Search and Recovery team found the diver’s body around 9:30 a.m. Monday.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Emergency services, including Kingston Fire and Rescue, Frontenac paramedics and Kingston police, were called to the pier at the foot of Lower Union Street shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday for a water rescue of two divers in distress.
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One diver was rescued by firefighters in a small boat about 15 metres from shore and transported to hospital with minor injuries, according to the OPP.
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A second diver surfaced in the same area, but slipped back into the water, the OPP said.
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Firefighters were on scene for almost seven hours and the Coast Guard also searched for the diver until about 11 p.m.
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The Chief Coroner of Ontario is to continue the investigation into the possible causes of this incident.
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