Missing 50-year-old Buckhorn man found dead in Trent Lakes field

Police are treating the death of Robert Ladoceur as suspicious

50-year-old Robert Ladoceur of Buckhorn was last seen in Peterborough on March 22, 2022. On April 3, his body was located in a field off Lakehurst Road near Six Foot Bay Road in Trent Lakes. Police are treating his death as suspicious and are asking anyone with information about his activities leading up to his disappearance to contact them. (Police-supplied photo)
50-year-old Robert Ladoceur of Buckhorn was last seen in Peterborough on March 22, 2022. On April 3, his body was located in a field off Lakehurst Road near Six Foot Bay Road in Trent Lakes. Police are treating his death as suspicious and are asking anyone with information about his activities leading up to his disappearance to contact them. (Police-supplied photo)

A missing 50-year-old Buckhorn man has been found dead.

Robert Ladoceur was reported missing last Monday (March 28), after having been last seen in Peterborough on March 22.

On Sunday (April 3) at around 11 a.m., Peterborough County OPP responded to the report of a body located in a field off Lakehurst Road near Six Foot Bay Road in Trent Lakes.

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Police identified the body as Ladoceur’s. A post-mortem examination has been completed and police are treating the death as suspicious at this time.

The Peterborough County OPP Crime Unit is continuing the investigation, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (nd with assistance from Central Region OPP Criminal Operations and OPP Forensic Identification Services and in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario.

Investigators are asking anyone who may have any knowledge about Ladoceur’s activities leading up to his disappearance to contact the Peterborough County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

If you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at stopcrimehere.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.