The 14-year-old boy’s body was recovered on Monday morning close to where he disappeared at Ashbridges Bay on Sunday evening, acting duty inspector Dan Parvica said on Monday. (Paul Smith/CBC)
As summer approaches, police said the teenager’s death is a “sombre reminder” of the importance of water safety.
Although temperatures are getting warmer, the water remains cold for most of the year, Parvica said.
“Lake Ontario’s a very big body of water,” he said. “The temperature is a lot colder here than in a smaller lake or a swimming pool.”
The boy was found near where he was last seen going under water. He was not wearing a life jacket, Parvica said.
Teen boys were like ‘brothers’
The father of the boy who tried to help his friend said he warned his son to not go into the water on Sunday, after he told his father of plans to go to Woodbine Beach.
Idris Halai said the boys had helped each other study at a library earlier on Sunday. They lived in the same building and had known each other since 2019.
“He was more than a friend,” Halai said. “He was like his brother.”
His son, who is also 14, was taken to SickKids hospital on Sunday evening to check his vital signs and see if he needed any counselling. He is now at home, Halai said.
He called the boy’s death an “accident” and said his parents are in shock.
“The wrong place, the wrong time,” he said.
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