Former Flyers, Senators Goaltender Emery Dies in Swimming Accident at 35

Former Flyers, Senators Goaltender Emery Dies in Swimming Accident at 35
Ray Emery has a drink of water during a break in their game against the Calgary Flames during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Feb. 2, 2013. REUTERS/Todd Korol
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Former NHL goaltender Ray Emery died early Sunday morning in a swimming accident in the Hamilton, Ontario, harbor. He was 35.

According to Hamilton Police, Emery’s body was recovered near the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club at 2:50 p.m. in the same vicinity where he entered the water nearly nine hours earlier and didn’t surface.