Body of missing boater pulled from St. Lawrence River in Kingston

Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. (Source: OPP/File Image)

Rescue crews have recovered the body of a man who fell off a boat on the St. Lawrence River in Kingston, Ont. earlier this week.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a news release Monday that it was responding to a distress call near Milton Island, about eight kilometres east of the city’s downtown.

The man reportedly struck his head on the boat’s propeller and did not resurface, police say.

After several days of searching, the body of a 58-year-old man from Toronto was recovered Wednesday near where the incident occurred.

An investigation is ongoing.

Police say the man’s identity is not being released at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Frontenac OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

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