Second snowmobile in a week goes through Rideau River ice
Posted Jan 19, 2026 01:54:59 PM.
Last Updated Jan 19, 2026 01:55:29 PM.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the Rideau River for the second time in a week for a snowmobile that went through the ice.
According to officials, the incident happened in North Grenville around 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, near County Road 43.
The driver of the snowmobile was able to get to shore.
“Please avoid travelling on ice where conditions are unknown,” police said in a statement.
This comes less than a week after emergency personnel responded to the Rideau River to rescue a person who went through the ice.
Ottawa fire, paramedics, police, OPP, Leeds Grenville Fire and paramedics were called to Burritts Rapids, a small community just off County Road 43 on Jan. 12.
Firefighters said they were called by the person’s partner, who reported that the person could not get out of the river. The individual was holding onto the side of the snowmobile and “struggling to remain out of the water.”
Ottawa fire’s ice/water rescue teams were dispatched, and the communications division pinpointed the exact location using GPS coordinates.
Teams entered the water and were able to grab the person on the ice. More crews were deployed, including a rescue sled to help the person escape the river.
By 6:16 p.m., the person was on shore and transferred to paramedics. They were treated for hypothermia and released, OPP detailed.
Earlier this month, a man died after a snowmobile collision with a parked trailer in Lanark County.
