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Police lay charge in missing person investigation after body found in Gravenhurst, Ont.

On Friday, police charged a 70-year-old man with obstructing justice. File / Global News

Bracebridge OPP say they’ve laid a charge in a missing person investigation after a body was found by a hiker in Gravenhurst, Ont., on May 19.

On Friday, police charged a 70-year-old man — Kenneth McKinney, from Gravenhurst — with obstructing justice.

Police said the body of Justin Evans, 22, from Gravenhurst, was found by a hiker on May 19.

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Officers had started to investigate Evans’ disappearance in December 2020.

Police say McKinney was released from custody and will appear in court in July.

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The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information should call OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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