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Parry Sound man drowns in Seguin River

Witnesses saw a person enter the river, then lost sight of the individual and called EMS
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File photo OPP Marine Unit

On July 22 officers from the West Parry Sound OPP, with the assistance of the detachment Marine Unit, OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, Parry Sound Fire Services, and Parry Sound District Emergency Medical Services responded to a report of a missing person last seen in the Seguin River in Parry Sound. 

Investigation revealed witnesses saw a person enter the river, lost sight of the individual and called EMS.

The OPP USRU located the deceased who was identified as Jeremy Atkins, 43 of Parry Sound.

The investigation is ongoing under the direction of the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.