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Man charged in July watercraft collision on Lake Muskoka that killed one

A 58-year-old man from Toronto was killed in the summer incident
2020-04-01 OPP stock
File photo supplied by the Ontario Provincial Police

NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BRACEBRIDGE  - On Sunday July 5, 2020 just before noon the Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a collision on Lake Muskoka involving a personal water craft and a human powered vessel that resulted in the death of the operator of one of the vessels, 58 year-old Michael Cohen of Toronto, ON.

After a lengthy investigation assisted by OPP Provincial Traffic Operations, on Dec. 9, 2020 police have charged 58 year-old Charles McNair of Muskoka Lakes Township, ON with dangerous operation causing death CC 320.13(3).

He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Feb. 2, 2021 to answer to his charge.

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