WINNIPEG – Ontario Provincial Police in Kenora are investigating a death at Gun Lake near Minaki.
Police received a report of a missing person at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, the OPP said in a news release Thursday morning. The person had last been seen near the water and clothing was found on the shore of Gun Lake.
Kenora OPP and the OPP marine trails unit officers found a body using an underwater camera. The OPP underwater search and recover unit is on the way to the scene, the news release said.
On Friday, Kenora OPP identified the body as William Gibson, 31, of the Gun Lake area. A post mortem examination is schedule for later Friday in Kenora.
Police are still investigating but it’s presumed the person in the water drowned, a spokeswoman said Thursday. The OPP promised to release more information as it become available.
Minaki is about 25 kilometres north of Kenora and 180 kilometres east of Winnipeg.
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