Body of Nova Scotia soldier found near water treatment facility in Ontario
OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Police in Ontario said there is no indication of foul play in the death of a 19-year-old soldier from Nova Scotia, whose body was found along a rugged shoreline of Georgian Bay following a nearly week-long search.
During a news conference Friday, Owen Sound police Chief Bill Sornberger said the body of Pte. Andrew Fitzgerald was recovered Thursday following a search that involved Canadian Armed Forces, Ontario Provincial Police and Owen Sound police.
“There is no indication of foul play in this investigation and we are no longer searching for Andrew Fitzgerald,” said Sornberger. “Obviously this was not the outcome we were looking for, but it is an outcome.”
Sornberger said the six-day search was unprecedented in Owen Sound, and officers had remained hopeful that Fitzgerald would be found alive.