Body of male kayaker pulled from Credit River

 

Peel Regional Police are investigating after a body was pulled from the Credit River in Mississauga on Wednesday.

Officers received calls from two passersby who reported they had seen a body in the river at about 2 p.m.

Police confirmed the body of an adult male kayaker was pulled from the river near Front St. N. and Lakeshore Rd. E. after an overturned kayak was discovered partially floating along the shore.

Police are not releasing the man’s name, but said he was in his 40s. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.

According to police, a forensic identification unit, the criminal investigation bureau and a marine unit were at the scene, and officers were actively looking for any surveillance footage that might help the investigation and give officers a timeline of events.

Officers are also urging any witnesses to ...more