Man drowns after canoe capsizes on Upper Rideau Lake

Man drowns after canoe capsizes on Upper Rideau Lake

The man was not wearing a lifejacket, according to police.

A 24-year-old Brampton man has drowned after his canoe tipped over on Upper Rideau Lake near Smiths Falls, Ont., according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

Officers responded to a marine distress call about a capsized vessel shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, OPP wrote in a news release.

Emergency crews located the man and transported him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The man was not wearing a lifejacket, investigators said.