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Search of Ottawa River for missing man suspended
helped them get to shore and phone for help. The Clarence-Rockland Fire Department’s ice water rescue crew and anOPPunderwatersearch-and-rescueunit spent the weekend looking for Hudon’s body without success. A spokesman for the OPP search-and-recovery team noted that the Ottawa River tends to be murky below the surface. The bad ice conditions and poor visibility combined present a challenge for divers. The tragic accident took place on the Québec side of the Ottawa River. A spokesman for the Papineauville detachment of le Sûreté du Québec announced Monday a temporary halt to the underwater search because of river and ice conditions. Hudon was the owner-operator of the Clarence Point Resort on Clarence Island, also known as Fox Island. He opened the resort in 2009 with the goal “to ease access for local fishermen as well as tourists” as stated on the Facebook page for the facility. His resort provided local anglers with a place to store their ice-fishing sheds during the off-season and every year since he launched the resort, Hudon sponsored a family ice fishing tournament. Friends and family recalled Hudon as a warm-hearted, fun person, fond of music, keen on fishing and familiar with the Ot- tawa River. In thewake of the tragedy, the Clarence- Rockland Fire Department issued a repeat of a warning sent out earlier in February to snowmobilers, ATV riders and anyone else to stay off both the Ottawa River and other streams and lakes in the region. The past warm weather for the month is expected to continue into March and ice conditions are not considered safe now.
gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca Clarence Point
Police have called a temporary halt to their search efforts to locate a missing man, presumed drowned, who vanished into the icy waters of the Ottawa River last Friday. Meanwhile the family and friends of Michel Hudon, 50, mourn the loss of a vibrant member of the Clarence-Rockland community and its winter sports scene. Hudon and two other men — Alain Masson and Patrick Leroux —were riding in a utility task vehicle (UTV) on their way to an ice fishing site on the Ottawa River on Feb. 24 when they were caught in the snow storm blowing its way through Eastern Ontario. They became disoriented and then the UTV went through the river ice near the Clarence Point Ferry route. Éric Seguin was riding with the party on a snowmobile. Using a rope, Seguin was able to help Masson and Leroux get out of the water. They all then tried to rescue Hudon but he had vanished beneaththewater.Leavingthesnowmobile behind to mark where the ice had broken, the three men walked for 20 minutes through the blinding blizzard before they found other anglers on the river who A man from The Nation has a date in L’Orignal next month to talk to a judge about his driving habits. The 22-year-old driver was clocked at 148 kilometres an hour along County Road 9 while OPP were doing a radar patrol on Feb. 20. The stretch of road where police pulled over the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze is posted for a maximum speed limit of 80 kilometres an hour. Police impounded the car and issued a seven-day suspension of the driver’s li- cence. He is scheduled to appear in provincial court on April 5 on a charge under the Highway Traffic Act of motor vehicle racing. Speed racer vision@eap.on.ca Plantagenet Policereceivedacallaboutanovernight theft Feb. 10 from a home on Concession 9 in Curran. Awhite 2009 Polaris Dragon 800cc four- stroke snowmobile was left outside in the evening. The keys were still in the ignition. Anyone with information on the theft can call the Hawkesbury OPP at 632-2729 or the CrimeStoppers confidential toll-free tips line at 1-800-222-8477. Missing snowmobile vision@eap.on.ca Curran
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