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j ij i c 5 lv fenomksuh stojfe frthu june 10 1999f3- police autopsy on drowning victim scheduled for toddy butdjjiciqls are calling the tragedy an accident 32 5stouffvillehas operiiritsheart to skyyeekold iypndra brownt fagan following the tragicdeath of herfatherv- i j howard hfagan 35 of scarborough drowned in musselmans- lake monday after- noohhile swimming off the side of va 120hbrsepower motorboat wihtwocbfworkers his bosss son v 5 a trust jund for the baby arid her niotherfjizabembrdwh naslbeen musselmans lake has an excel- lent track record the last time any- one drowned in its waters was in the 1930s the victim was a young medical student residents living in the quiet hamlet were sitting on their decks at the time of the accident and it didnt take long to realize some thing was wrong aboard the 17foot boat stationed about one quarter of amileout if v w me hottest of da and acceptedafjsrakchesoftrifejcibc v an autopsy was scheduled for today at york central hospital 1 fagan- came to canada from jamaica lessthan jwoyears- ago and soon after arriving the jlabout- er founhajobwilhsselmans lakecon1ractorrickdayjesr- on mohdayhis crewjvas work- ing in mount albert atnoonj aboard fagan was still in the water davies invited workers to wshome seconds later fagan called for help for alswim said enzapavies the but all attempts to save him failed busmess owners wife t i the boat was equipped with i found vach of them shorts and lots of life jackets but none of the they went for a dip to cool off wit- ness robert williams said its a tragedy that has upset everyone livj i ing here const russ bellman reported thatan eight-year-old- boy was in the boat when the wind blew it away from swimmers two made it back to the boat and climbed howard fagan musselmans lakedrowhing victim adult swimmers were wearing ttiem davies said v x const ben schelt of stoiiffvifle heads up the york regional police underwater recovery unit the four divers with the police scuba diving team accompanied by one large boat and two inflatable ves sels arrived monday and began a body search v our ainris to recover the body scheusaidwefodhimwefeel a good about it- it gives the family some closure and it gives our divers closure we had to stop the first z night because of the lightning mr i- fagan was found tuesday mbrn- 1 ling in 26 feet of water even- tkoughlake- residents- understood why the divers had to 7 wait untildawn to resume their- work it was a sad night 7 diver const mitch krajinovic assisted in the recovery we knew wed find him we just had to stay with it he said stouffville firefighters worked alongside the police divers in a sup port role said whitchurch- stouffville fire chief bill brown were not doing a rescue i marked thespqt where the witness es said he went down and the divers took over from there resident jan quarles wants the town to station oxygen tanks at the lake as well quarles would like to know how to contact experienced divers in a water emergency however the fire chief said changing the system wont make a differenced y its nearly impossible to save someone x in these conditions brown said death occurs soon after some one goes beneath the surface of the water going without oxygen for five to six minutes means a fatality unless its a cold water situation brown said vj while its up to the attending coroner its doubtful therewill be an inquest into fagans death bellman said the police investiga tion is nearly complete he added while a police counselling team worked with the three survivors including the child the community is now focusing on fagans family a young woman recently gave birth and now is forced to endure the tragic loss of her partner financial hardship compounding a difficult situation i hope people will open their hearts davies said v- cheques can be mailed to 14745 ninth line stouffville on l4a 7x3 or dropped off any branch ofthe cibc acct 1615033 payable to rick davies in trust for kayondra iteembfeehilsren live m fear danger in meii own home j3gasogial workers deal with abuse neglect abandonment the childs safetyalways comes first jb from page 1 care and relatives and friends try- are more limited teachers and language barriers and cultural dif- mthewakeofanumberrofhigh ing to make the home a safe place neighbours can keep an eye on ferences profile deaths of children in contact ts older children its mybelief parents hayetheir with agencies empowereds to pro- iihort mto t l tect them trie province has recently given childrens aid- societies 3 l i socialwprkersnaveworked dies spoiled children who- don t 7 tend tobubbleuyouhave tobe v iikui v j liiii i uzji their contactsthmeconwity lerigesfdrsocialworkers including want to follow their parents rules ready to drop everything and go- c thetamily the childs school or day- rthei rl i i uf a 1 i h vv jv vf v r 5 v r w ai rfjj