Peterborough police, OPP divers search Otonabee River

Police successful Peterborough, Ont., are conducting an investigation connected nan Otonabee River connected Thursday morning.

No specifications person been provided but nan Peterborough Police Service says officers, its constabulary drone and members of nan OPP’s underwater hunt and betterment portion will beryllium successful nan area of Lock 19 of nan Trent-Severn Waterway, Lansdowne Street and River Road South.

Police opportunity officers will beryllium successful nan area for respective hours for an investigation that began astatine 10 a.m.

“There is nary threat to nationalist safety,” constabulary stated.

Over nan past 2 weeks, location person been 2 drownings successful nan Little Lake and Otonabee River. A man’s assemblage was recovered by OPP divers connected July 2 from nan stream aft he vanished successful nan h2o connected July 1.

A man died successful infirmary connected June 23 aft his assemblage was pulled from Little Lake astatine adjacent Beavermead Park.

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