(ESPANOLA, ON)  - The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a death following a call for service in the Sables-Spanish Rivers Township.

On Sunday, July 20, 2025, at approximately 1:00 pm, the Manitoulin OPP, with assistance from the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU), responded to a report of a deceased person found in the Spanish River. The investigation is ongoing with the assistance of the Manitoulin OPP Crime Unit, The OPP Forensic Identification Services (FIS) and the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OCC-OFPS).

The identity of the deceased has not yet been confirmed.

There is no concern for public safety. Further information will be released as it becomes available.