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Police rescue man reportedly stranded on Wasaga Beach waters

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Police are reminding people that wearing an approved life jacket is encouraged when on the water. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

Officers rescued a man that was reportedly stranded on a kiteboard on Georgian Bay in Wasaga Beach, Ont., on Friday afternoon, OPP say.

No injuries were reported, police say, as the man was wearing a life jacket at the time.

READ MORE: OPP investigating fatal head-on car crash in Melancthon, Ont.

After responding to the scene at about 1:20 p.m., the man was reported to be successfully removed from Georgian Bay.

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Police are reminding people that wearing an approved life jacket is encouraged when on the water.

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