Orillia OPP have responded to a drowning on Sparrow Lake, Severn Township.
On July 06, 2021, shortly after 3 p.m., emergency services responded to an urgent call reporting that a male had failed to surface after swimming in Deep Bay, near a cottage in Severn Township. Witnesses were able to get the male to shore and administer first aid until County of Simcoe Paramedic Services arrived and took over life-saving efforts.
Tragically, Roland Jonker, age 76, from Toronto, was pronounced deceased at the scene.