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Police find body of missing swimmer in central Ontario lake

Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to calls for a missing person around 11 p.m. Friday on Doe Lake in Katrine, Ont. File / Global News

KATRINE, Ont. — Police say they’ve recovered the body of a 53-year-old man who went missing in a lake in central Ontario.

Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to calls for a missing person around 11 p.m. Friday on Doe Lake in Katrine, Ont.

They say the man entered the water and disappeared.

Read more: Man dies in drowning at Couchiching Park in Orillia, Ont.

Police say his body was later recovered by the marine unit.

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They say swimmers and boaters should be mindful of fluctuating water levels that can cause hazards.

Police have identified the man as Alexei Golovbev of Bradford, Ont.

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