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Kayakers rescued off Point Pelee beach over long weekend

By Mark Brown

September 9, 2026 - 10:17am

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say everyone is safe after a rescue off Leamington over Labour Day weekend.

Few details have been released, but a caller to the WindsorNewsToday.ca newsroom reported unusual activity Saturday afternoon off Point Pelee North West Beach.

The witness reported that visitors in a kayak and an inflatable raft were blown offshore into Lake Erie.

The OPP and Essex-Windsor EMS were involved in the rescue, along with the Canadian Coast Guard and a passerby who used their own vessel.

OPP Constable Stephanie Caron said on Tuesday afternoon that the incident had a happy ending.

"All parties were removed safely from the water by Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC), and a civilian jet ski," Caron said in an email to WindsorNewsToday.ca.

No injuries were reported.

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