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Police recover body of swimmer in Kaministiquia River, Thunder Bay OPP say

The body of a man who disappeared while swimming in the Kaministiquia River last week has been recovered.

The body of 21 year old Duy Le was found in the Kaministiquia River July 7, 2018

A police search and recovery truck.
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The body of a man who disappearedwhile swimming in the Kaministiquia River last weekhas been recovered.

DuyLe, 21, was identified over the weekend, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

On July 5, around 8:55 p.m.,Thunder Bay OPP were notified that a manfrom Thunder Bay was missing on the river.

Police were told the man had been swimming with friends when he went underwater and did not resurface, OPP said in a written release.

Officers from the Thunder Bay OPP detachment, as well as firefighters with Thunder Bay Fire Rescue and the Conmee fire department attended the scene.

The OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, the OPP Marine Unit and members of the North West Region Emergency Response Unit, along with a helicopter, also assisted with the search.

On July 7, police divers found Le's body.