News release - Orillia OPP
Members of the Orillia Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment along with policing and emergency service partners will be conducting search and rescue training on Lake Simcoe September 6th and 7th.
During this training, the public will see numerous emergency service vessels completing maneuvers, OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Civilian volunteers practicing ground search and rescue, and search and rescue aircraft from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) out of Trenton, Ontario conducting low level flights over Lake Simcoe and Mara Provincial Park.
This training is a key refresher to emergency service members skills and ensures operation in a complex environment with multiple agencies.