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Emergency teams with the Peel Regional Police Marine Unit responded to a distress signal about 50 meters south of Mississauga’s Ridgetown breakwall near Port Credit Harbour Marina, where they located a capsized boat and successfully pulled all nine occupants from the water.
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Emergency crews located all nine individuals clinging to the overturned vessel upon arrival. Severe operational challenges: including high winds and two- to three-meter waves—forced rescuers to abandon efforts to recover the boat. Several passengers sustained minor abrasions.
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The Coast Guard was alerted to the incident.
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