Police searching for swimmer who didn't make it back to shore in Leamington

OPP vehicles including an underwater search and recovery unit assembled in Leamington on Aug. 11, 2024. (Essex County OPP - image credit)
OPP vehicles including an underwater search and recovery unit assembled in Leamington on Aug. 11, 2024. (Essex County OPP - image credit)

The search continues for an adult male swimmer who went into the water off the Leamington Pier on Saturday night — and did not return.

Essex County OPP said their efforts to locate the 46-year-old man continued on Sunday, including use of the OPP's underwater search and recovery unit.

The report of the missing swimmer was received by police at 7:53 p.m. Saturday.

The man was one of two people who entered Lake Erie at the pier at the end of Erie Street South. Only one member of the pair made it back to shore.

Members of the public are being asked to avoid the area while search efforts are ongoing.

Rescue crews searched the water around Leamington Pier Saturday night for a missing swimmer.
Rescue crews searched the water around Leamington Pier Saturday night for a missing swimmer.

Rescue crews searched the water around Leamington Pier Saturday night for a missing swimmer. (OPP)