(ESPANOLA, ON) – The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located a person deceased following a missing person investigation.
On Thursday, October 9, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., members of the Manitoulin OPP responded to a report of a missing 41-year-old person in the Sables-Spanish Rivers Township area.
Extensive search efforts were conducted with assistance from the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP Canine Unit, Anishinabek Police Service (APS), and a civilian search party. On October 10, 2025, the missing person was located deceased.
The investigation was conducted with assistance from the OPP Forensic Identification Services (FIS) and the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OCCO-OFPS).
No foul play is suspected, and the investigation is complete.
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