OPP officers believe Peter Thibodeau of Ottawa entered the lake in a kayak around 4pm yesterday. He was accompanied in a second kayak by a male friend.              

They decided to return to shore. Others on shore observed the victim's kayak had capsized. When the friend turned to look he could not see Thibodeau. The friend returned to shore and then set out in a motor boat to attempt to locate the man, who had been visiting friends at a cottage on the lake.

The OPP were called and Lanark County Marine Unit attended. At about 6:45pm a searcher found the man’s body in the water. Police say the man was not wearing a life jacket and friends said he was not a strong swimmer.