OPP have released the identity of the person found deceased in a submerged vehicle north of Minden last week.
Around 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 30, Haliburton Highlands OPP responded to reports of a vehicle which was found submerged in Kushog Lake near Highway 35, about 35 km north of Minden.
Police say officers found a pickup truck in the water and OPP divers located a deceased person inside the vehicle.
The body was transported to Toronto for a post-mortem examination.
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On Monday, police identified the victim as Richard Victor Saucier, 68, of Algonquin Highlands.
OPP confirmed the vehicle belonged to Saucier and that he was reported missing the day before, which prompted a search by OPP that night.
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The cause of the single-vehicle collision remains under investigation.
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