NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE
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On Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 around 11 a.m., South Simcoe Police Service Marine Unit officers were contacted about a possible impaired boater. A vessel was found adrift in Lake Simcoe, about 250 meters north of Kon Tiki Marine.
As officers approached alongside, they could see that the keys were in the ignition. The vessel appeared abandoned. The sole occupant of the boat appeared from the cabin and spoke to the officers.
He was arrested for impaired operation of a vessel. With the assistance of York Regional Police Marine, the man was removed from his vessel and taken for testing.
A 45-year-old Thornhill man was charged with impaired operation of a vessel. His driver's licence has been suspended for 90 days. He will appear in court later this month.
Boaters are reminded that impaired boating carries the same penalties as impaired driving. Boat smart, boat sober.
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