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Police recover body from water near Ontario Place

A Toronto Police Services logo is shown at headquarters, in Toronto, on Friday, August 9, 2019. Toronto police say they have charged a private cello teacher related to allegations of sexually assaulting a student in late May. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov. CKL

A body has been recovered near Ontario Place along Toronto’s waterfront, police say.

In a tweet, Toronto police said officers were engaged in a marine rescue in the Stadium Road and Lake Shore Boulevard West area at 4:45 p.m.

Toronto Fire told Global News a crew responded to reports of a body in the water, and said a person was removed from the water.

Police said efforts were being made to identify the person and inform next of kin.

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“This is now a coroners investigation,” police said.

— With files from Global News’ Isaac Callan

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