UPDATE: Wasaga Beach Drowning Victims Identified

One from Collingwood, one from Caledon

MONDAY

OPP have identified the two men who drowned Saturday near the mouth of the Nottawasaga River as 26 year old Nimit Sharma of Collingwood and 27 year old Dilvinder Lakhanpal of Caledon. Witnesses say the pair were in an inflatable raft that flipped over. Neither was wearing a life jacket.

SUNDAY

OPP say another case drowning has claimed lives this weekend. Two men in their twenties went missing Saturday at Wasaga beach. They were last reported being seen at the mouth of the Nottawasaga River when police received the emergency call. Officials searched the water for about an hour and found bother men unresponsive. Despite life saving efforts, both were pronounced dead. Investigators say alcohol is not a factor in these drownings. They also confirm one man is from Collingwood and the other is from Caledon, and that neither were wearing life jackets.