Police have recovered the body of a 23-year-old Peterborough man who went missing after entering the water at Little Lake on Canada Day.
At around 6:50 p.m. on Monday (July 1), police responded to the incident that occurred near the train bridge in the Lansdowne Street and Edward Street.
After arriving, officers learned a man went into the water from the shore and encountered difficulty.
A friend of the man, who had jumped from the train bridge in an unsuccessful attempt to help him, was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre for treatment.
Peterborough police, with the assistance of the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) unit, Peterborough Fire Services, and the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit continuing a search for the man on Tuesday morning (July 2), with the OPP locating and recovering the man’s body by the afternoon.
“Next of kin have been notified and the incident is now a coroner’s investigation,” reads a police media release. “Thank you to the public for their help and patience during this incident.”
The original version of this story has been updated with information about police recovering the missing man’s body.
