Man dies after falling from boat into Lake Ontario

A man has died after falling from a boat on Lake Ontario, police say.

Toronto police responded to reports of a drowning after a man fell from a boat near Ontario Place and Lake Shore Boulevard around 2:41 p.m. Sunday.

After a search involving officers from the marine unit, police found the man almost two hours later.

Emergency crews performed CPR, but the man became unresponsive and was rushed to hospital. He was pronounced dead there.

Police did not release the man’s age.

Const. David Hopkinson, a spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service, told CBC Toronto that police believe he fell from a tourist boat.

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