Alleged Wasaga Beach drug trafficker charged in overdose death

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Provincial police charged a man in connection to a drug overdose death in Wasaga Beach.

On Friday, November 28, 2025, at approximately 7:35 p.m., Huronia West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and paramedics responded to a sudden death in Wasaga Beach.

When they arrived, emergency responders found a 34-year-old man unconscious. Life-saving measures were attempted; however, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Wednesday, a 33-year-old Wasaga Beach man was arrested and charged with manslaughter, trafficking and failing to comply with a probation order.

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Collingwood on Tuesday.

The Huronia West OPP Crime Unit is conducting the investigation, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Huronia West OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).