Police search Georgian Bay for missing snowmobiler

An 18-year old man is missing following a single snowmobile collision on Georgian Bay on Monday night.

Provincial police in Parry Sound said, just before 10:30 p.m., a snowmachine carrying two passengers was travelling near the swing bridge to Wasauksing First Nation. The machine crossed thin ice in the area of Rose Point Road and hit open water under the swing bridge, where it sank.

The driver, 18-year-old Shane Tudhope of Parry Sound, was able to climb out and get to shore, where he was helped by emergency crews.

His passenger, Jordan Mehlenbacher of Seguin Township, remains missing.

The OPP Under Water Search and Recovery Unit resumed search efforts Tuesday.