Overview

• Divers from the Sûreté du Québec located the man’s body at about 12:45 p.m. on July 29, bringing an end to the search that began two days earlier.
• Authorities in the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais have ruled the drowning accidental and will hold a coroner’s inquest to establish the precise circumstances.
• The 53-year-old man jumped off a pontoon on July 27 to rescue a woman floundering in the Ottawa River near Mohr Island.
• Officials noted he was not wearing a life jacket and was overcome by strong currents in the river, which spans Ontario and Quebec.
• The woman was pulled to safety by another bystander during an intensive two-day search conducted by local boaters, firefighters and the Ottawa Police marine unit.