Body of drowning victim recovered

A 13-year-old Ontario boy has drowned in the Mattawa area.

Further details are included in the following news release issued this morning by the Ontario Provincial Police:
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(Mattawa, Ont.)
The body of 13 year old Blake Levenick of Lakeshore, Ontario (approximately 8 kilometers south of Belle River, Ontario) was recovered by Calvin Township Volunteer Fire Department at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Monday August 2nd, 2004 from Talon Chutes, Calvin Township.

OPP Mattawa were contacted just after 4:00 p.m. on Monday, after a report that the youth was missing in the Chutes. There were several swimmers in the area. Blake Levenick slipped while crossing the chutes. Officers from North Bay, Powassan and Mattawa detachment responded to assist in the search.

The North Bay OPP Marine Unit were on hand when Calvin Township Volunteer Fire Department recovered Levenickís body approximately three- quarters of the way down the rapids. Talon Chutes is located at the east end of Lake Talon approximately 35 kilometers east if North Bay, Ontario.

A post mortem has been scheduled for this morning.