A search operation is underway for an 8-year-old boy last seen in the waters of Lake Erie.
At around 5:30 p.m. last night, the Norfolk County OPP, OPP Aviation Services, OPP Marine Unit, Norfolk County Fire Department, Norfolk County Paramedic Services and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre responded to the report of the missing child near Turkey Point.
According to police, the child was seen swimming in the Lake after abandoning a floating raft and attempted to swim back to shore.
They say that family members contacted them after they were unable to locate him.
Police describe the missing child as a male with long dark shoulder-length hair.
The Ontario Provincial Police say they are searching the waters of Lake Erie from Turkey Point after an 8-year-old boy went missing Saturday afternoon.