FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION, Ont. - Police are investigating after a 14-year-old male reported missing late last week was found dead in Lake Superior.
The Ontario Provincial Police posted to social media on Sunday that the body of Adam Spade of Marten Falls First Nation was found in Lake Superior near Fort William First Nation on Saturday.
Anishinabek Aski Police Service have requested assistance from the OPP with the investigation into the circumstances surrounding Spade's death.
Spade was first reported missing from a residence on Fort William First Nation on June 6. His body was found in a bay of Lake Superior near Carp River Road. Police continue to hold the scene and have a dirt road running south along the shore taped off. OPP divers were also searching the water on Monday and an OPP helicopter was searching the area by air.
A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place in Toronto later this week and investigators with the OPP said they would not be providing additional details until the examination is complete.
Anyone with information that could assist this investigation is asked to contact police at 1-888-310-1122.
Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com where an individual may be eligible for cash reward of up $2,000.
