Missing Kayaker Found Dead North of Garden River First Nation

A missing kayaker's been found dead north of Garden River First Nation.

Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police say they responded around 10:30 Sunday night to the report of an overdue person who'd gone kayaking on Driving Lake, with the subsequent search involving the North East Canine Unit, Emergency Response Team, an Aviation Services Helicopter, Batchewana First Nation and Sault Ste. Marie Police, Sault Search and Rescue, and the OPP's Underwater Search and Rescue Team, who found the deceased man's remains around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon.

The kayaker's been identified as 23-year-old Kyle Buswa-Virta.

The investigation's now under the direction of the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service, with a post-mortem examination to take place in Sault Ste. Marie at a later date.