A Chapleau canoer's been found dead after they were reported overdue.
Superior East Ontario Provincial Police say the man went out on Ruth Lake - about fifteen kilometres south of Chapleau - last Saturday, September 17th, but was reported overdue around 8:30 pm that night, prompting a search that uncovered an overturned canoe on the lake.
With assistance from the OPP Emergency Response Team and the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, a body was recovered from the lake around 11:30 am Monday, September 19th.
Authorities have confirmed the deceased is 74-year-old Doug Lynn of Chapleau.
Cause of death remains unknown at this time, with the investigation now under the direction of the Office of the Chief Coroner-Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.