The Kingsville Fire Department assists in the search for a missing swimmer on Lake Erie in Essex, July 31, 2016. (Photo courtesy of Bob Kissner)The Kingsville Fire Department assists in the search for a missing swimmer on Lake Erie in Essex, July 31, 2016. (Photo courtesy of Bob Kissner)
Windsor

OPP Find Body Of Missing Swimmer

The Ontario Provincial Police say they have found the body of 56-year-old Laura Del-bel of Farmington Hills, Michigan in the waters of Lake Erie off Colchester Harbour.

Del-bel disappeared Sunday afternoon. She was with a group of boaters, about a kilometre off shore from Colchester Harbour when she and another boater decided to go swimming. While the other swimmer resurfaced, Del-bel did not.

The search involved members of the Essex County OPP Marine Unit, the Essex County Emergency Response Team, the OPP K-9 unit, the OPP Helicopter and the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit.

Del-bel's body was found around 8:45pm Monday.

Read More Local Stories