(CENTRAL ELGIN & MALAHIDE, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) confirms that a missing person previously reported missing has been located deceased.
On December 4, 2024, a 19-year-old individual was reported missing from the City of London to the London Police Service (LPS) and was later determined have been last seen on Hawk Cliff Road, Municipality of Central Elgin. As a result, members of OPP continued the investigation.
On January 4, 2025, members of the Elgin OPP were dispatched to Waneeta Beach after a member of the public located a deceased individual on the shoreline of Lake Erie, Township of Malahide.
Investigators from the Elgin County OPP, in collaboration with the OPP Forensic Identification Services and the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario, have confirmed the identity of the deceased as the individual previously reported missing.
No foul play is suspected as police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this death.
We kindly ask that any photographs from prior publications of the missing individual be removed.
The OPP would like to extend our deepest condolences to family and friends of the deceased during this difficult time.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or identity of the individuals involved should immediately contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1 – 800 – 222 – 8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.stthomas-elgincrimestoppers.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.
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