One person dead after vehicle crashes into Lake Simcoe

Provincial police are investigating a crash that killed one person after a vehicle crashed into Lake Simcoe. Emergency services responded to the crash at around 11:45 p.m. Friday on Line 7 South in Oro-Medonte, where they found a vehicle had entered the lake.

Police say a Mississauga man was rescued from the vehicle with help from the public. He was eventually taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police arrived on the scene shortly after and removed the second occupant, a Smith Falls man, who was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The surrounding area was searched for more occupants, but police did not locate anymore.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.