Central Hastings OPP charged a kayaker for not wearing their life jacket on Crowe Lake.
Police were conducting marine patrol on Crowe Lake in the Municipality of Marmora and Lake, when they spotted two people in a kayak.
One was not wearing a life jacket.
A 46-year-old man from Whitby was charged with operating a human-powered pleasure craft without personal floatation device or life jacket of appropriate size for each person on board.
The man was issued an offence notice with a total payable fine of $240.
OPP caution anyone using small recreational vessels such as kayaks, pedal boats, canoes, stand-up paddle boards (SUP), and all other human-powered crafts that they are subject to the regulations and mandatory safety equipment requirements; regardless of if you own, rent, use or borrow the vessel.
