Body of 46-year-old man found in Otonabee River in Peterborough

Coroner is investigating after body discovered Thursday morning in area of the CP Rail Bridge and pedestrian walkway

Peterborough Police Service headquarters on Water Street in Peterborough. (Photo: Pat Trudeau)
Peterborough Police Service headquarters on Water Street in Peterborough. (Photo: Pat Trudeau)

The body of a 46-year-old man was discovered in the Otonabee River in Peterborough on Thursday morning (March 30).

Peterborough police were contacted at around 8:15 a.m. after the man’s body was discovered in the area of the CP Rail Bridge and pedestrian walkway.

The area was closed to pedestrian traffic for about an hour.

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Police have released no other information about the man’s identity or the possible cause of his death.

The coroner is now investigating with the assistance of Peterborough police.