OPP identify body of man found in Ottawa River more than six years ago

Ontario Provincial Police say advances in DNA testing have helped identify a man whose remains were found along the Ottawa River east of Ottawa more than six years ago.

On April 18, 2017, a body was found by the river in Wendover, about 50 kilometers east of Ottawa. The OPP said an autopsy confirmed the cause of death was drowning, but his identity has not been released.

In 2017, police appealed to the public for help identifying the victim, including releasing details and images of the man's clothing.
     On Thursday, the OPP said advanced DNA testing helped identify the man.

"An autopsy revealed the body to be that of a male born in 1966," the OPP said in a media release. Before his death, he lived on the streets of Ottawa and had no fixed address.


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