(Township of South Frontenac, ON) – On Sunday, June 15, 2014, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call for service on Hambly Lake. Callers advised that they had seen a male party fishing in a boat at approximately 4:45 pm. Shortly thereafter, the boat was located unoccupied.
Police conducted an investigation on June 15, 2014. At that time there were no reports of a missing person. Part of the investigation included a ground search of the area with the assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) with negative results.
Police continued their search on June 16, 2014. At approximately 12:50 p.m. members of the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) located a deceased elderly male in Hambly Lake and recovered his body.
The investigation is on-going and pending notification to next of kin. No foul play is suspected. Anyone with any further information is asked to contact Frontenac OPP at 613-372-1932 or toll free at 1-888-310-1122.