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Stay off lakes and rivers warns OPP & OFSC
Three Ontario snowmobilers die in weekend incidents
Special to
Clinton News Record
In the wake of a tragic
weekend that claimed the
lives of three snowmobilers
on frozen waterways, the
Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) and the Ontario Feder-
ation of Snowmobile Clubs
(OFSC) are warning snowmo-
bilers about unsafe ice and
urging everyone, including
anglers to stay off lakes and
rivers.
In one incident over the
weekend, four snowmobilers
went through the ice on a lake
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one of them drowned. In
another incident, a snowmo-
biler and his passenger were
travelling on a Georgian Bay
area lake and died after report-
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island. The ice was too unsafe to
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The winter's late start and
persisting mild temperatures
throughout the province make
current ice conditions
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that same unsafe ice.
To avoid unnecessary risks
and get home safely after your
ride, the OPP and OFSC rec-
ommend that snowmobilers
adhere to available, land-
based OFSC trails whenever
possible. OFSC clubs provide
many trails that avoid water
crossings altogether and
include bridges and culverts
that allow you to pass over
water crossings safely.
"Common sense" checklist
If parts of the province
experience sustained periods
of cold temperatures in the
coming days or weeks, care-
fully assess ice conditions
before you head out on frozen
waterways. Ifyou do choose to
snowmobile on lakes, cross
only where a marked stake
line is in place and go directly
from shore to shore, without
stopping on the ice.
Your family needs you to
come home
Finally, the OPP and OFSC
are asking snowmobilers to
remember every time they
head out for a ride, that their
loved ones expect and need
them to get home safely.
Don't let your family be the
ones who answer the door to a
police officer who has to
deliver the devastating news
that their loved one died in a
snowmobile incident.
The OPP is committed to
saving lives on Ontario's high-
ways, trails and waterways
through the reduction of pre-
ventable injury and death. Ini-
tiatives are developed and
delivered through the Provin-
cial Traffic Safety Program.
The OFSC is committed to
proactive leadership in pro-
moting safe, responsible rid-
ing, on and off Ontario snow-
mobile trails, by building safer
snowmobiling knowledge,
attitudes and behaviours
through rider education,
safety legislation develop-
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