Caledon OPP have released the names of the two people whose bodies were pulled from the Credit River near Terra Cotta. Police report the body of kayaker Zachary Michael Sutherland, 21, from Georgetown was recovered from the river and pronounced dead at the scene at about noon Tuesday. Sutherland and Kaya Melanie Firth, 21, of Georgetown had apparently gone kayaking on the river Sunday. Sergeant Aaron Arnatti said it looked like they had entered the river in the area of Mississauga Road. Police were told at about 3 p.m. Sunday that two unoccupied kayaks had been seen stuck on the ice in the river at The Forge Park in Terra Cotta. Ms. Firth’s body was pulled from the water downstream shortly after police got the call. The pair were students at the University of Guelph. Firth was a fourth-year English student and Sutherland was a fourth-year commerce major, according to a statement issued by the university. “We are deeply saddened by this news,” said President Franco Vaccarino. “Our hearts and thoughts go out to the friends and families of these two vibrant young people.”
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