(EGANVILLE, ON) – The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has located the body of the missing person who was last seen in Eganville.

On October 18, 2024, police entered into a missing person investigation after a person was reported missing from Orillia, Ontario. Due to their disappearance their vehicle was registered on the police database. Patrol officers located the unoccupied vehicle in an Eganville parking lot near the Bonnechere River on October 20, 2024, after an alert was received from the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) integrated with the police cruiser’s In-Car Camera (ICC).

On October 22, 2024, the body was located in the Bonnechere River after 3 days of searching. Foul play is not suspected at this time.



The investigation by the UOV OPP Detachment is ongoing and is being conducted with assistance from OPP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT), Canine Unit, OPP Aviation Services Unit, Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU), and the Renfrew County Crime Unit. As well as in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner.

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