An inquest that gets underway in Toronto Tuesday, will look into the deaths of two men who died in very similar circumstances, while taking part in firefighter cold water rescue training.
A 51-year-old veteran Point Edward firefighter, Gary Kendall, died in January of 2010 while training on the St Clair.
Five years later, 30-year-old Durham College firefighting student Adam Brunt of Bowmanville lost his life in a similar training exercise in the Saugeen River east of Walkerton.
The village of Point Edward was fined $75,000 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to take precautions to protect a worker.
Herschel Rescue Training Systems conducted the training in both incidents.
The inquest is expected to last two weeks and hear from as many as 18 witnesses.
