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Tributes continue to pour in for the victims of a fatal boating accident on a lake north of Kingston over the Victoria Day long weekend that claimed the lives of three people and injured five others.
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Officials say a speed boat collided with a fishing boat around 9:30 p.m. on May 18, in the Bucks Bay area of Bobs Lake.
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Three people between the ages of 21 and 23 died.
Ontario Provincial Police identified the deceased as Riley Orr, Juliette Cote and Kaila Bearman, who were all from the Kingston area.
“She was such a bright light with always such a positive outlook,” said Myra Stonier in a Facebook tribute to Bearman, who she said was her niece. “She was such an intelligent person and so energetic. She had so much to offer. She had the greatest sense of humour. She was such a creative, beautiful young lady and such a beautiful soul.
“We are still finding it hard to imagine that we lost her.”
An obituary posted in local outlet Kingstonist on May 22 said Cote, 22, was “the brightest light and left her mark on everyone she met.
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“She was helpful to those that needed it and so thoughtful,” the tribute added. “She was incredibly proud of her recent accomplishments and was extremely excited to start the next chapter of her life.”
Cote had just graduated with distinction from St. Lawrence College with a degree in behavioural psychology, according to the tribute, and was about to finish her final real estate course.
“Over the past year and a half, she and her mom had built a successful staging and design business and she was immensely talented at it,” the obituary read. “She was on a path to succeeding in everything she put her mind to.”
Orr’s mom spoke fondly about her late son in an interview earlier this week with the Kingston Whig-Standard.
“I know we all brag about our children, but you couldn’t ask for a better son and a better friend,” Jennifer Orr told the outlet. “I don’t know if you’ve seen the social media, but his friends (group is) huge. Huge. It goes from Bath to Sharbot Lake to Kingston. It’s unreal. Nobody can fathom how big this group is.”
Riley would have turned 24 on June 1.
No charges have been laid to date, but police haven’t ruled out charges.
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