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Elderly man’s body found in Belmont Lake: Peterborough County OPP

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Body found on Belmont Lake near Havelock
Peterborough County OPP say the body of an elderly man was found in Belmont Lake on Saturday afternoon – Nov 9, 2020

The body of an elderly man was found in Belmont Lake east of Peterborough on Saturday afternoon.

According to Peterborough County OPP, around 4:45 p.m. emergency crews were called to the area of Mile of Memories Road, off of County Road 48, in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, for reports a body was found in the lake. The area is about 10 kilometres northeast of the village of Havelock.

Const. Joe Ayotte says the victim was working on a boathouse.

It’s unclear how long he was in the water.

The man’s death is considered not suspicious, OPP said.

The name of the victim has yet to be released.

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The incident was the third in two days in central Ontairo, following a canoe capsizing on Friday and a drowning near Minden on Saturday.

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