PADDLERS ACCOUNT FOR almost half of boating deaths

OPP participates in Safe Boating Awareness Week (ORILLIA, ON) – Fifty-six (56) paddlers were among the 131 people who lost their lives in boating incidents on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-patrolled waterways in the last five years. Between 2020-2024, 34 of those who died in marine incidents were canoeists, 17 were kayakers and five (5) were using stand-up paddleboards.      Whether you and … Continue reading PADDLERS ACCOUNT FOR almost half of boating deaths