Body pulled from Lake Ontario after collision sends vehicle into Toronto's Keating Channel
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The body of a driver whose vehicle plunged into Lake Ontario after a collision in downtown Toronto Saturday morning has been recovered from the waters.
The body of a driver whose vehicle plunged into Lake Ontario after a collision in downtown Toronto Saturday morning has been recovered.
The vehicle entered the waters after colliding with another vehicle around 8:45 a.m. at Keating Channel, a 1,000-foot waterway in the Lakeshore Boulevard and Cherry Street area. The other driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Officials confirmed at least one occupant was inside when the vehicle became submerged under three inches of ice.
Crews entered the water in an effort to rescue the occupant. About an hour later, they confirmed that the rescue effort was being treated as a recovery.
Police said the vehicle was recovered from the waters at 12:25 p.m., followed by the body of the occupant about 50 minutes later.
According to police, paramedics then performed lifesaving measures to the occupant before they were transported to hospital.
COLLISION: UPDATE Lake Shore/Cherry St - Collision with another vehicle resulted in one vehicle entering the water - One involved driver has been taken to hospital - The vehicle that entered the water has been extricated, there was no one located in the submerged vehicle ^lb
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