A Toronto area man has been identified as the victim of a drowning in the City of Kawartha Lakes on Saturday evening.
According to City of Kawartha Lakes OPP, around 7:30 p.m., emergency crews responded to reports of a man who had been swimming but failed to surface on the Burnt River north of Lindsay.
Police say officers located the man, who was then transported to Haliburton Highlands Health Services site in Minden and later pronounced deceased.
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On Sunday, OPP identified the man as Kingston Ferdinands, 56, of Scarborough.
A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto, OPP said.
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UPDATE July 11
On Monday Const. Laura Newberry told Global News Peterborough that further investigation revealed two people went into the water with floatation devices.
However, she says they removed the floatation devices.
One individual was rescued by a boat, she said.
**The original story stated the victim was transported to Ross Memorial Hospital. This article was updated on July 12 with the correct address.
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