THUNDER BAY – The Thunder Bay Police Service report that a body has been recovered from the Kaministiquia River just east of the James Street Bridge. Recreational boaters made the discovery of what they believed was a body floating in the river near the Western Grain Elevators at approximately 7:00PM Tuesday evening. Police and Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue were called to the scene.
The body of a male has been removed from the river. A postmortem examination is pending. Once a positive identification is made, next of kin will be notified.