The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after a single vehicle crash and subsequent search for a person in Lake Nipissing last night.

The SIU says after the collision in the area of Jett Avenue around 6 pm, both people in the vehicle fled on foot, with a 20-year-old male driver heading towards Lake Nipissing.

They say when police, fire services and EMS arrived on scene, the man entered the lake.

Despite repeated requests for the man to get out of the water, he swam further from shore and emergency personnel lost sight of him.

Efforts continue to locate the man, including assistance from the OPP Marine Unit.

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