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Canoeist’s body recovered in Dyers Bay in Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ont.

Police recovered a 24-year-old man's body after a search of Dyers Bay. Police handout

Police recovered a canoeist who went missing in Dyers Bay in Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ont., on Sunday afternoon.

Officers found the canoeist’s body on Monday at about 3:15 p.m.

The deceased canoeist has been identified as Steven Shantz, 24, from St. Clements, Ont.

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When police were initially called to the scene on Sunday, one person was sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Members of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton, the West Region OPP emergency response team and the OPP underwater search and recovery unit helped with the search.

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