BARRIE, ONT. Provincial police identified the two men who died after plunging into the icy waters of Sturgeon Bay near Victoria Harbour. Divers pulled the bodies of 49-year-old Jereld Bremner and 19-year-old Donald Bremner, a father and son, after a massive search for the two missing snowmobilers on Monday morning. The initial search began Sunday evening after residents reported hearing screams for help coming from the water near Robins Point Road and Osborne Street. Crews were forced to call off their efforts Sunday after it got too dark and ice conditions became treacherous, according to the OPP. Meanwhile, another snowmobiler was killed after police say he also went through the ice, this time in Penetanguishene Harbour on Sunday.
A sledding fatality north of Capreol is just one of several recent tragedies that have prompted police and snowmobile clubs to issue a warning concerning safe…
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The Timmins Police Service has issued a warning to area snowmobilers who operate sleds with an altered or modified exhaust system causing excessive noise.
The warning was spurred by complaints to the Timmins Police Service.
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TPS said it will be sending officers to patrol key areas in Timmins and Porcupine where many of these complaints have been coming from “to address this chronic and persistent issue.”
“This constitutes an offence under the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act (MSVA), section 18(2) which carries a $110 fine,” TPS stated in a release.