Sirens have been wailing again.After a man drowned Friday, another three are missing and presumed drowned on August 2nd.
Toronto Star reports:
OPP officials say that they received the distress call for the missing swimmers at around 1:30 p.m. in Moon River Falls near MacTier, about 25 km west of Lake Muskoka.
These foolish visitors from the GTA were cottaging at the 
Several were injured, two nearly drowned, when they went swimming in the falls in pools form between the higher and lower falls. They say that the water is 9 feet higher than normal what with the July rains we have been getting from the Lake Effect winds and moisture. They were airlifted to the Parry Sound Hospital. But, three did not survive an afternoon swim in high currents in a pooled area. The water is very high. The Bala Falls is moving quite quickly.
You can see from satellite photos that the waters, scoured by ancient glaciers, has much water that collects and flow quickly into Georgian Bay.
The Winnipeg Free Press says, "The Ministry of Natural Resources and Ontario Hydro are shutting off the water flow upstream, but it could take more than 24 hours for torrents of water to stop pouring over the f
alls because the dam is kilometres away."Despite Police reminding the public to exercise caution around waterfalls and encourage that they are best enjoyed from a safe distance. 
Bracebridge OPP is continuing.- Toronto Sun - excellent photos showing the area, EMS crews and grieving friends from the Greater Toronto Area(GTA).
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So sad - for the ones who lost their lives prematurely, their families, and as you say the nearby residents who must be shaken when they learn of it. Then too there are the first responders - they have to absorb so much psychic trauma.
Caution seems to be a quality we develop with time. The young do not yet understand they really are mortal.
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