Chapleau Canoer Found Dead In Local Lake

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.