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Body of missing kayaker found, police say

Members of the OPP marine unit and Coast Guard have located the body of a missing kayaker. Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press/File

Police say the body of a missing kayaker was located by the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit on June 15.

According to police, at around 1:15 p.m. on Friday, June 15, members of the Southern Georgian Bay Marine Unit were called to the Midland Bay Woods area of Tay Township after receiving a report of an overturned kayak.

Emergency crews began searching for a woman who was unaccounted for.

Police say a Hercules search and rescue aircraft, a helicopter and the OPP Underwater Search and Rescue Unit were called to assist in the search.

At around 7:45 p.m., officers located the body of a Tay Township female resident.

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Police are withholding the identity of the deceased woman pending the conclusion of the post-mortem.

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