Police trying to ID four boaters who drove dangerously close to swimming children

Police in northern Ontario are trying to identify a group of four people in a boat who drove dangerously close to a group of youths who were swimming in a lake near Blind River, Ont., this week.

After their parents started yelling at them, the boaters turned around and began yelling profanities, Ontario Provincial Police said.

The incident took place around 6 p.m. Aug. 14 on Lake Lauzon in the Township of the North Shore.

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“A white boat came approximately 15-20 feet away from a group of youths swimming at the public beach,” the OPP said in a news release Friday.

“Concerned parents on the beach began yelling at the occupants of the boat and while doing so, the boat returned, began cursing at the people on shore and left in a reckless manner.”

Police in northern Ontario are trying to identify a group of four people in a boat who drove dangerously close to a group of youths who were swimming in a lake near Blind River, Ont., this week.

"Police are looking to identify the four individuals in the white boat bearing serial number KMV2000D0," continues the release.

Police in northern Ontario are trying to identify a group of four people in a boat who drove dangerously close to a group of youths who were swimming in a lake near Blind River, Ont., this week. (OPP photo)

Anyone with any information is asked to please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, and cite reference No. E241083652.

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