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OPP divers recover body from Sparrow Lake in Gravenhurst

Police say positive identification cannot be made until post-mortem examination is completed
BarrieToday Staff

Members from the Bracebridge detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), with the assistance of the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) and OPP Aviation Services, have located a body in relation to a missing person investigation on Sparrow Lake in Gravenhurst.

Ian Walker, 56, left his seasonal cottage, by canoe, in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 29. He was reported missing later that day.

A search began Thursday afternoon and continued throughout the weekend.

Earlier today (Aug. 1) at approximately 12:30 p.m., divers located a body in Sparrow Lake.

The OPP is not confirming the identity of the person whose body was recovered.

"Positive identification cannot be made until a post-mortem examination is completed," said the OPP in a media release.

Police say the USRU and Central Region SAVE team have suspended their search of the area until the identification of the body has been made.

More details will be provided when they become available.