News Release
SIU Investigating after Man’s Body Recovered from River in Lindsay
Case Number: 18-OCD-278
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No Basis to Lay Charges in Relation to Drowning Death of Man in Lindsay
- At approximately 6:30 p.m. on September 16, 2018, officers with the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service responded to the area of William Street North and Bond Street West after receiving a 911 call regarding a man in the area.
- Upon arrival, officers encountered the 34-year-old man of interest.
- The man fled from the officers and went into the Scugog River.
- Attempts were made – including by the Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue Service – to locate the man, but the man was not found.
- The Ontario Provincial Police Underwater Search and Recovery Unit was called for assistance. The body of the 34-year-old man was pulled from the water in the afternoon hours of September 17, 2018.
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The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
- publicly report the results of its investigations