The search for missing Trent University student Brett LeBlanc has ended in tragedy.
As a result of information received, Peterborough police with the assistance of the Peterborough County OPP conducted a search of the Otonabee River on Monday (November 23).
At around 3:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon, the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit located LeBlanc’s body.
LeBlanc, who was legally blind, was reported missing on Friday (November 20) after having last been seen on campus late on Tuesday night.
Police and university security personnel conducted a ground search of Trent University property on Saturday, and a public search of the Trent University Wildlife Sanctuary that included LeBlanc’s friends and family took place on Sunday.
Peterborough police say the Ontario coroner has now assumed investigation of this incident and police will be providing no further information.
