Body of missing fisherman found in Mississippi River

Body of missing fisherman found in Mississippi River

Searchers have found the body of a fisherman who disappeared into the Mississippi River in Appleton, Ont., on the weekend.

OPP locate body of missing fisherman in Mississippi River near Appleton

SUBMITTED Members of the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the Emergency Response Team (ERT), the Snow Vehicle, All Terrain Vehicle, Vessel Enforcement/Education (SAVE) unit, and the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU), responded to a report of a missing fisherman in the Mississippi River in Appleton. On Saturday, June 28, 2025, shortly before 9:00 p.m., officers were dispatched after a 34-year-ol…