OPP located woman in Ottawa River deceased [Video]

A body has been found in the vicinity where a woman went missing on the Ottawa River near Pembroke, Ont. while kayaking Tuesday night, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

The body was found Saturday at around 1 p.m.

“(Police) have located a body in the Ottawa River in the vicinity of where the missing kayaker was last observed. ID of body has not been confirmed. Post-mortem to follow, drowning is the suspected cause of death. The investigation is continuing,” the OPP said on X Saturday. 

The search started Wednesday morning. 

The OPP and its Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) and Sûreté du Québec marine units continued to search for the 30-year-old woman, focusing on a stretch of the Ottawa River between Beckett and Morrison islands, which locals say is a dangerous spot.

“It can be a quite snaky and it’s very rocky. And it all depends on what the water level is like,” said Marc Robillard. “You don’t go down there …