Wellington County OPP say their dive teams have recovered a body from Belwood Lake after a 31-year-old Brampton man went missing late Sunday afternoon.
OPP say a man had trouble swimming after he jumped in the lake while boating and his brother jumped in the water to save him, but also had trouble swimming.
Police say one of the men was rescued by another boater and taken to a local hospital, but the other man went under and failed to resurface.
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OPP confirmed on Monday afternoon that a body was recovered at 10:30 a.m.
Police have identified the victim as Sathees Gnanenthiran.
An OPP spokesperson confirmed the men were not wearing life-jackets.
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