Ottawa police have identified the body of a man who was found in the Rideau Canal early Friday morning.

The name of the 19-year-old man is not being released pending notification of next of kin.

The autopsy has been completed but the cause of death is undetermined. Police say it appears the man had been in the water for some time. The death is not considered suspicious.

A passer-by spotted the body near the Laurier Street bridge in the city's core at about 5:40 a.m.