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Body of missing man recovered from St. Lawrence River near Brockville, Ont.

Ontario Provincial Police's underwater search and recovery team near Butternut Bay in Elizabethtown Township, June 13, 2021. (Jeremie Charron / CTV News Ottawa) Ontario Provincial Police's underwater search and recovery team near Butternut Bay in Elizabethtown Township, June 13, 2021. (Jeremie Charron / CTV News Ottawa)
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Ontario Provincial Police say the body of a 31-year-old man who had been missing in the St. Lawrence River has been recovered.

The man, whom police have not identified, was reported missing in the waters of Butternut Bay in Elizabethtown Township Saturday afternoon after jumping off a boat.

Police and other partners, including the RCMP and the Canadian Coast Guard, searched the water through the weekend.

Police say the man's body was found Tuesday afternoon.

No foul play is suspected and police say they will not be providing any further updates.

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