The OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit found the body of a 38-year-old male in Mudge Bay, near the Kagawong River in Kagawong, about 40 kilometres west of Little Current.
The body was recovered on Sunday at 11:20 a.m. and has been identified as Sergio Girimonte, 38, of Brampton.
The investigation revealed that Girimonte, his brother and male cousin were in Manitoulin Island to fish and were staying at a resort. Girimonte was wading in the water at 7:45 a.m., fishing for rainbow trout, when he was swept away by the powerful current at the mouth of the Kagawong River.
A search was immediately conducted with the assistance of the Manitoulin OPP, The Canadian Coast Guard and the North Shore Search and Rescue Team. The OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit was called to assist and started the search at daybreak on Sunday.
Local coroner, Dr. Sheila McRae, was called to the scene and advised there will be a post-mortem examination in Sudbury on Monday, April 28, to determine the exact cause of death.
