Outdoor Ontario
Off Topic => Anything Goes => Topic started by: Trillian Flummox on May 08, 2013, 06:24:39 PM
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Still trying to process my experience at Ashbridges today. Forgive me if you think I should not be posting about this. Today I met a lovely pair of birders who asked for my help when they spotted something unusual in the lake. To the dismay of us all, we realized it was indeed a dead body, floating some distance from the southern shoreline. I called 911 and arranged to meet officers in the parking lot while the other birders stayed at the scene. Very soon I was sitting in the back of a cruiser, directing the first officer through the park to the shoreline. Within minutes there were multiple cruisers, six fire engines, two EMS vehicles, and eventually two marine units on the lake. While we were giving statements, officers were using our binoculars to confirm our report. Bizarrely, passers-by were taking photos. As awful as the experience was, I'm glad it was us and not children who made the discovery. The news has since reported that he was young - only 30-40. Someone's brother? Someone's son? Someone's friend? So very very sad.
-kris
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I heard about this on the news. Definitely sad. Quite the experience for you Kris. It is good to talk it through. And remember you have given somebody's family the opportunity to grieve the loss of their loved one instead of always wondering what happened. And that is a good thing.
Hugs to a fellow birder,
Kerri
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My goodness
how devastating to view this
take care
wonder what happened
Egret :(
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Hi Kris,
So sorry to read of your experience in this tragic event. Hope you and the other birders are okay and doing well.
All the best,
Walter
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Thanks for the support everyone. I had a few sleepless nights, but it's amazing how birding can lift your spirits!
-kris
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Yikes...sadly it usually is a nature walker, birder, hiker type of person that comes across these gruesome discoveries.