Body of missing diver recovered from water along Kingston shoreline
Emergency services called Sunday afternoon for a water rescue on Kingston's downtown shoreline
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KINGSTON — OPP divers have recovered the body of a scuba diver who went missing in the waters near the PumpHouse Museum.
The OPP Underwater Search and Recovery team found the diver’s body around 9:30 a.m. Monday.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Emergency services, including Kingston Fire and Rescue, Frontenac Paramedics and Kingston Police, were called to the pier at the foot of Lower Union Street shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday for a water rescue of two divers in distress.
One diver was rescued by firefighters in a small boat about 15 metres from shore and transported to hospital with minor injuries, according to the OPP.
A second diver surfaced in the same area but slipped back into the water, the OPP said.
Firefighters were on scene for almost seven hours and the Coast Guard also searched for the diver until about 11 p.m.
The Chief Coroner of Ontario is to continue the investigation into the possible causes of this incident.
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