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Search underway for 2 people who fell through lake ice

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A search-and-rescue operation is underway on a lake north of Gananoque, Ont., for two people who fell┬аthrough the ice, Ontario Provincial Police say.

In a social media post at around 6 p.m. Sunday, OPP said their officers were on the scene at Charleston Lake, roughly 120 kilometres south of downtown Ottawa.

Initially, three people were reported missing, OPP said.┬а

One of them was located safely, they said in a second post about two hours┬аlater.

Fire crews and a helicopter from the┬аJoint Rescue Coordination Centre at CFB Trenton were helping with the search, said┬аConst. Joey Mason┬аin an email to CBC.

Few other details have been released, with Mason describing the disappearances as “a developing situation.”

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