OPP cruiser, August 9, 2025. Photo by Mark Brown/WindsorNewsToday.ca.An OPP cruiser. File photo by Mark Brown/Blackburn Media.
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UPDATE: Over 20 people stranded on ice in Georgian Bay

OPP have rescued 23 people who were stranded on ice north of Owen Sound.

Grey Bruce OPP and OPP Aviation responded to reports of stranded people on ice in Georgian Bay near Balmy Beach.

Photo courtesy of OPP West Region X post

The group was on ice that separated and travelled roughly two kilometres from shore.

According to police, several of the people suffered from hypothermia but are expected to make a full recovery.

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