Missing boater located safe near Port Maitland

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj

A boater who was reported missing on Lake Erie near Port Maitland has been found safe, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Haldimand County OPP responded just before midnight on Friday to a report of a missing individual last seen entering the water around 4 p.m.

Shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday, the boater’s vessel was located. Members of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre later found the individual about five kilometres offshore.

No injuries were reported.

“This incident serves as a powerful reminder that wearing a lifejacket can save your life,” police said in a media release.