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Body of missing Fort McMurray canoer found

An RCMP cruiser is seen in this undated file photo. (CTV News) An RCMP cruiser is seen in this undated file photo. (CTV News)
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The body of a missing canoer has been located in northeast Alberta.

The 46-year-old Fort McMurray man was last seen around 12:15 p.m. on Saturday.

According to police, a group of canoers and a kayaker were on the Ells River north of Fort MacKay, Alta., and near Daphne Island when they lost sight of a pair of canoers in a 16-foot canoe.

Emergency crews launched a boat and aerial search along with local search and rescue groups.

They located the canoe, along with the body of one of the missing boaters, around 4:15 p.m.

Police have not released the identity of either of the boaters.

Fort MacKay is about 54 kilometres north of Fort McMurray.

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