The City of Kavartha Lakes OPP has identified a drowning victim on the Jali River from the Toronto area. Globalnews.ca

Identification of a person from the Toronto area a . has been made as a victim of Drowning In city ​​of kavartha lakes on Saturday evening.

According to Kavartha Lakes City OPPAround 7:30 p.m., emergency workers responded to a report of a man who was swimming but failed on the surface burnt river In answer to Lindsay.

Police say officers traced the man, who was later taken to Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay and later pronounced dead.

On Sunday, the OPP identified the man as Kingston Ferdinands, 56, of Scarborough.

OPP said a post-mortem examination is due to take place at the Center for Forensic Sciences in Toronto.

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