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‘Father did not resurface' after pushing daughter to shore in Lake Erie
Elgin OPP and the Canadian Coast Guard searching Lake Erie off the shores of Port Burwell Provincial Park for a missing swimmer on Sunday June 22, 2025.(Brent Lale/CTV News London) Port Burwell Provincial Park Beach is closed as Elgin OPP and the Canadian Coast Guard conduct a joint marine search off the beach. Sunday afternoon, a father and daughter were swimming when they started to struggle. One swimmer, a young teenage girl according to witnesses, was able to be rescued, however her father did not resurface. 'She was in a panic, and everybody was looking for him,' says Alida Cordeiro, a mother and former lifeguard who was on the beach at the time. 'There was a lot of shock, and they couldn't contact family members that were still not at the beach or at home. It was a really, scary situation.' According to Cordeiro, the girl was looking for her phone after getting out of the water to call for help. Another witness said the father helped push her toward shore before going under. 'It breaks my heart,' Cordeiro added. 'I'm here with my kids and my husband was here, and we're probably the same age.' Late in the afternoon, OPP cleared the public from the beach, which is marked with signs indicating there is no lifeguards. port burwell - no lifeguards - june 2025 A sign on the way to the beach at Port Burwell Provincial Park indicates the area has no lifeguards. June 22, 2025. (Brent Lale/CTV News London) They had a pair of boats in the water, and both Bayham fire and Central Elgin Fire had drones in the air. 'We are just assisting Bayham (fire) with the drone to try and see if we can see anything from the air and anything more than what they're seeing from the boats and from the shore,' said Murray DeCorte, district chief of Central Elgin Fire Rescue. Decorte had a busy day as he arrived in Port Burwell after an earlier rescue call. 'Down in Port Stanley, there was near drownings,' said DeCorte. 'They were taking in a lot of water, but lifeguards were doing some training and they got them to safety. Then along with fire as well, they got them out and got them into EMS' hands, taking them both to hospital.' port burwell - missing swimmer - june 2025 Alida Cordeiro, a mother and former lifeguard , was on the beach at the time of the incident on June 22, 2025. (Brent Lale/CTV News London) The combination of really hot weather, and high winds was a recipe for disaster. 'The waves are really, really big,' said Cordeiro. 'When we got here today earlier this morning [the waves] were about a good solid metre and a half, and I noticed that the water was really cold. It's a bad mix for people going out there getting too cold and then getting extra tired. Where when the waves are warm, people can swim out there longer without getting as tired.' Decorte echoed that sentiment, 'With the water not being warm yet, it's hard to swim in,' he said. 'So maybe that played some of the part too in the waves.' Early in the evening, OPP brought ATVs to use on the long stretch of beach as the search continues.
CTV News
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Timmins police investigating fire at vacant apartment building
Firefighters from three Timmins fire stations were called to a blaze overnight at a vacant multi-unit residential building on Fifth Avenue. The call came in around 9:50 p.m. Sunday, Timmins Fire Chief Scott Atkinson told in a phone interview Monday morning. There was no one inside when firefighters arrived and the fire was up the side of the building and into the roof at the back, Atkinson said. The building contained approximately seven or eight units, was under renovation and in the process of changing ownership, he added. Approximately 20 to 25 firefighters from the Timmins, Schumacher and Mt. Joy stations responded to the blaze and were able to contain it with a defensive attack. While nearby homes were not damaged by flames, Atkinson said neighbours may have water in their basements due to suppression efforts. No one was injured in the incident. Crews were on scene until about 3:30 a.m. The cause has not yet been confirmed, but Timmins police have been called in to investigate. The fire department also contacted the fire marshal's office, which will help if needed.
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The first half of Russ Murrell's life moved fast. The second half was decidedly different
Russell John Murrell: Pilot. Grandfather. Father. Husband. Born Sept. 22, 1937, in Vancouver; died Dec. 20, 2024, in Cloverdale, B.C., of medically assisted death; aged 87. To know Russ was to know his many turns of phrase ('That's the ticket!'), one of the small ways he expressed joy. He loved to play and tinker and joke, especially with his four grandchildren. Tumbling rocks and agates, shooting BB guns, an extra serving of dessert when mom wasn't looking and annual camping trips at Cultus Lake, in B.C.'s Fraser Valley. Those trips offered a glimpse of who he was as a younger man. The campground clubhouse featured a pool table that the kids would monopolize for hours. Papa, as his grandkids called him, would occasionally join. He was an ace. Any shot, any angle. Straight in the pocket. 'Where'd you learn to do that?' we'd ask. 'When you spend enough time in bars, you pick up these skills,' he said. Russ joined the Royal Canadian Air Force right out of high school. He earned his wings in 1958 and in 1960 received the Vincent Trophy, awarded to Canada's top aerial marksmen, at the Air Defence Command's annual rocket shoot in Cold Lake, Alta. Over the next 10 years, he was stationed at military bases across Canada and in Europe, coinciding with Canada's role in the Cold War. During that same period, Russ married his first wife, Kay Morrow, and welcomed three daughters in five years: Chris, Heidi and Robyn. They remember many nights on base in Chatham, N.B., when their dad had to leave in the middle of the night, the sirens calling the pilots for patrol. Russ slept with his flight suit and boots beside his bed. Tensions ran high. His struggles with drinking began during this time. The impacts of his addiction were felt by his family the most, it led to divorce and many years of long-distance, often absentee parenting. After he retired from the Air Force, Russ rarely spoke of his years flying, but once a pilot, always a pilot. His granddaughter Kaitlyn loved watching him drive. She never got to fly with him, so this was the next best thing. His blue Ford Escape was equipped with a manual drive mode and he put the gear shifter through its paces. Instead of using the brake, he'd meticulously shift down at every red light. He was in control. The first half of Russ's life moved fast and left little room for self-reflection. The second half was decidedly different. He met Joyce Harries when he was 44. A second marriage for both, it took them 12 years to tie the knot. Their union defined 'in sickness and in health.' Joyce witnessed many relapses and supported Russ on his sobriety journey. Throughout their struggles, Russ and Joyce set a good example for what retirement can be. They travelled, kept a beautiful, well-kept garden and most importantly, spent lots of time with family. Joyce's devotion to Russ was returned when she later developed Alzheimer's and required more care. Russ refused to move her to an assisted-living facility and dismissed support from both family and nurses. He said it was his time to give. But he had started giving back long before then; to neighbours, friends, distant relatives and his daughters. He had become the person you call when you need help the most. Recovering from surgery? Convalesce at his home. Need a place to store a fixer-upper sports car? Russ's driveway had a spot. Transitioning jobs? He'd float you until you were back on your feet. Those were the public acts. Many more went unnoticed, unannounced. In 2018, he underwent multiple surgeries for esophageal cancer. It left him unable to chew and swallow food. The next year, he elected to undergo another surgery in the hopes of being able to eat normally once again. The procedure was risky. Working with his surgeon, they pressed forward with an all-or-nothing approach. If the surgery was going to plan, he'd wake up. On paper he was cancer-free, but he remained frail and underweight. In late 2024, he developed pneumonia and his body began to shut down. In his final days, Russ's request for a medically assisted death was granted. He was at peace, finally in control over his body and mind. Kaitlyn Rosenburg is Russ Murrell's granddaughter. To submit a Lives Lived: lives@ Lives Lived celebrates the everyday, extraordinary, unheralded lives of Canadians who have recently passed. To learn how to share the story of a family member or friend, go online to
