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31-year-old from Mississauga who went missing after canoe capsized found dead: police

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An Ontario Provincial Police shoulder patch is seen in this undated file photo.

A 31-year-old from Mississauga who went missing after a canoe capsized on a lake in Central Ontario on Saturday evening has been found dead.

Emergency crews were called shortly after 8 p.m. on Stewart Lake in the Township of Georgian Bay near Bracebridge for reports of a capsized canoe.

Ontario Provincial Police said two people were on board the canoe when it overturned about 40 feet from the shore.

One person was rescued by a passing boater while the other went underwater and did not resurface, police said.

Following a search, police said the body of the 31-year-old was located earlier on Sunday.

Their identity has not been released.

Police said the investigation into the incident is ongoing.