OPP divers looking for a missing 68-year-old swimmer in Elliot Lake

East Algoma OPP continue to search for a missing swimmer in Elliot Lake. On July 26 at approximately 4:30 p.m., the OPP and the Elliot Lake Fire Department responded to a 911 call reporting a swimmer in distress at Spruce Beach in the City of Elliot Lake.

A 68-year-old Elliot Lake man is missing after swimming at the city’s Spruce Beach July 26.

East Algoma OPP and the Elliot Lake Fire Department responded to a 911 call reporting a swimmer in distress at the beach at 4:30 p.m. police said in a news release Monday.

“The swimmer was last seen after going underwater while swimming toward a rock located approximately 150 metres east of the beach shoreline. He did not resurface,” police said.

Police have identified the missing swimmer as 68-year-old Brian McLean of Elliot Lake. He’s six feet tall, weighs about 200 pounds, has a medium build, short white hair, and was last seen wearing navy blue shorts.

Shoreline and water searches are underway as the investigation continues, police said