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23 year old Mississauga man drowns in Kashagawigamog Lake on Saturday

KAWARTHA LAKES-A 23 year old man from Mississauga has drowned in Kashagawigamog Lake on Saturday.

Police say on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at approximately 4:55 p.m., members of the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with Minden Hills Fire Department and Haliburton County Paramedic Services (HCPS), responded to reports of a drowning on Kashagawigamog Lake in the Township of Minden Hills.

A 23 year old male, Mohamed Amar Mukthar from Mississauga, Ontario failed to resurface from the water while swimming.

The deceased was located by the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit. A post mortem examination is scheduled to take place at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto, Ontario.

 

 

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