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Swimmer unaccounted for on Otonabee River in Peterborough

Emergency crews spent several hours searching the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ont., on Monday evening following reports of an unaccounted for swimmer.

Around 6:45 p.m., Peterborough Fire Services launched a search of the river near Lansdowne Street and Lock 19 of the Trent-Severn Waterway after receiving reports of an individual who was unaccounted for in the water while swimming with a group of people.

Witnesses say one person was able to get to shore but another went back underneath the water.

A search of the water by emergency crews continued until it was called off just after 9 p.m. due to darkness.

The search is expected to resume Tuesday.

— more to come

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