Search underway for missing swimmer on Lake St. Clair

A search is underway for a Michigan man who police say jumped into the waters of Lake St. Clair Saturday afternoon and did not resurface.

The Essex Provincial Police (OPP) said the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) in Trenton received reports of a swimmer jumping from a pontoon boat into the water at around 3:50 p.m. Saturday and not being able to get out of the water. received

A 28-year-old man from St. Clair, Michigan remains missing.

Sergeant Essex OPP members along with the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, JRCC and the US Coast Guard are currently conducting a search operation on Lake St. Clair.

The OPP said updates will be provided as new information becomes available.

This is the second incident in Windsor area waters in the past few days. On May 23, two swimmers were reported missing from Sandpoint Beach. Their bodies were found the next day.

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