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Guelph Lake closed for missing swimmer search (UPDATE: body found)

The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin
drowning
Emergency crews search Guelph Lake for a missing swimmer on Sunday. A body was recovered Monday.

Update: Police say they recovered a body in the lake at 9:45 a.m. on Monday.

NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On July 17, 2022, at approximately 5 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a swimmer in distress off the main beach at the Guelph Lake Conservation Area.

The Wellington County OPP, the Guelph Fire Department, the Grand Valley Fire Department, OPP Aviation Services, and the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) are assisting with the search.

The main beach at the Guelph Lake Conservation Area will be closed until further notice. The public is being asked to avoid the area. 

Anyone with further information regarding this incident may contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip online here. You may be eligible for a reward from Crime Stoppers of up to $2,000.

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