KENORA, Ont. – Police say no foul play is suspected after the human remains of a once missing Kenora teen was discovered.
OPP officers from the Kenora detachment responded to reports of suspected human remains being located at the end of Water Street in Lake of the Woods on Tuesday.
The remains were discovered by a city employee and were eventually confirmed to belong to missing 16-year-old Delaine Copenace of Kenora.
A post mortem examination was conducted Wednesday at the Office of the Chief Coroner and Forensic pathology Services in Toronto.
From that post mortem no evidence of foul play was found.
The cause of death has been determined by the Coroner as drowning.
The investigation is being conducted by the OPP North West Region Crime Unit under the direction of Det.-Insp. Randy Heida of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.
Anyone with any information that may assist in the investigation is asked to call the Kenora OPP at (807) 548-5534 or call 1-888-310-1122.
