YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. — Authorities say a body recovered from Lake Ontario off the western New York shore is that of a Canadian man who fell into the Niagara River while on a family outing last weekend.
The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office says the body recovered Tuesday morning is that of 25-year-old Mohammad Maaz Shaikh of Hamilton.
Deputies say Shaikh fell into the river while hiking in the Niagara Gorge during a family gathering last Saturday at the Niagara Glen Nature Preserve in Ontario.
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Police say he left the marked trails, climbed onto a rock, fell into the water and was swept away by the current.
A search was launched but was called off after several hours.
His body was spotted by a fisherman near where the river meets the lake.