Bancroft OPP say the body of a missing boater was recovered from Peter Lake on the weekend.
Police said that around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, a canoe with one person in it capsized on Peter Lake in the Township of Wollaston, located 30 kilometres south of Bancroft. Police and Wollaston Fire Department responded.
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“Rescue efforts were made by a local resident who witnessed one person enter the water,” OPP said.
OPP said a search was launched including members of the OPP’s underwater search and recovery unit.
On Sunday at around 12:30 p.m., the OPP divers located the body of the missing boater.
On Tuesday, OPP identified the victim as Sovann Chhay, 39, from Ottawa.
The investigation is ongoing and a post-mortem examination is being conducted, OPP said.