Sketch released to help identify badly decomposed body found in Ontario – London | 24CA News
Over a yr after a physique was discovered on the water in southwestern Ontario, provincial police say sufficient info has been gathered to create a sketch that they hope will result in an identification.
The man’s physique was discovered at Crystal Beach in Colchester, south of Windsor on Lake Erie, on March 26, 2022.
“Once the body was recovered, it wasn’t in the best condition with decomposition,” Provincial Constable Steven Duguay with Essex OPP advised Global News.
“(Investigators) had to kind of do some restructuring of the facial features. And then we had a sketch artist come in and work together with investigators to try to recreate what the deceased individual would look like.”
The man that police are hoping to determine is described as between 6’1″ and 6’5″ tall and 180 to 230 kilos. He had no tooth and black or brown curly hair and was sporting a long-sleeved navy blue shirt, blue denims, a black “True Religion” belt, two pairs of socks and black work boots.
Because of extent of the decomposition, police advised Global News they’re unable to find out how previous the person was besides to substantiate that he was an grownup.
Police had been additionally unable to say how lengthy the person had been useless earlier than he was discovered, with Duguay explaining that there are a number of components that would impression the speed of decomposition, just like the temperature of the water.
The reason behind demise has not been reported however police mentioned the demise just isn’t believed to be suspicious.
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“We’d like to put some closure on this for any family members that may be missing a loved one and they don’t know where they went or what happened,” Duguay mentioned.
“Unfortunately, we do see this from time to time, and it could either be someone from Canada and oftentimes, too, it can be someone from across the river or across the lake in the United States.”
Anyone with details about who the person may very well be is requested to contact the Essex County OPP Crime Unit at 519-326-2544.
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