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Body recovered from Lake Ontario during search for watercraft rider near Grimsby

Hamilton police say a marine unit and other searchers were called into action after reports a man may have fallen off a watercraft near Grimsby, Ont. HPS

Hamilton police say a man is dead after a body was recovered from Lake Ontario Friday afternoon.

A spokesperson says the unidentified man was removed from the water near Grimsby, Ont., after a three-hour search involving military planes, a police marine unit and volunteers from South Shore Search and Rescue.

The search began around 10 a.m. on Friday for the man after a passerby discovered a personal watercraft with no rider and keys in the ignition near Fifty Point.

A spokesman said rescue units were called off just before 1 p.m.

An investigation is ongoing, according to police.

It’s believed the victim may have fallen off the watercraft.

The man’s death is not being treated as suspicious.

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