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Search for missing man ends tragically

A weekend search near the Piangikum First Nation has come to a tragic end. The search in the Berens Lake area began Thursday, Sept. 23, after 37-year-old Michael Dunsford failed to return from a fishing trip.
A weekend search near the Piangikum First Nation has come to a tragic end.

The search in the Berens Lake area began Thursday, Sept. 23, after 37-year-old Michael Dunsford failed to return from a fishing trip.

Search teams initially found the man's boat adrift in the lake with a damaged motor.
The OPP's underwater search and recovery team then located the missing man's remains on Saturday.

MNR air-search team and band members from the community also assisted with the search effort.




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