(ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS, ON) – ON June 27, 2014 at approrxomately 11:10am members of the Napanee detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a missing man near Machesney Lake, Township of Addington Highlands, ON.
A 37-year-old Skugog Township man had left on an ATV between 2:00 and 2:30pm on June 26, 2014 for a ride in the area. When he failed to return by the mornng, he was reported missing by a family member.
The OPP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) was deploed to the area and located the missing man at approximately 11:14am alive.
The OPP want to remind everyone that is traveling in wooded, unfamiliar areas to carry water, a working cell phone and a compass. It may not take long to find yourself lost. If you do, if possible, call for help and stay where you are to help assist emergency response in locating you.