A 29-year-old man drowned in Lake Erie on Monday.

Ontario Provincial Police say the man was pulled from the water at Long Point Provincial Park, near Simcoe, Ont., close to 25 minutes after he was reported missing shortly after 4 p.m.

He was not breathing when he was taken from the water, according to police.

Emergency crews performed CPR on the man at the scene before he was rushed to London Health Sciences Centre.

Police say swimmers on the beach assisted police in searching for the man.