The Kingsville Fire Department assists in the search for a missing swimmer on Lake Erie in Essex, July 31, 2016. (Photo courtesy of Bob Kissner)The Kingsville Fire Department assists in the search for a missing swimmer on Lake Erie in Essex, July 31, 2016. (Photo courtesy of Bob Kissner)
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OPP Find Body Of Missing Swimmer

By Adelle Loiselle
August 2, 2016 - 11:15am

The Ontario Provincial Police say they have found the body of 56-year-old Laura Del-bel of Farmington Hills, Michigan in the waters of Lake Erie off Colchester Harbour.

Del-bel disappeared Sunday afternoon. She was with a group of boaters, about a kilometre off shore from Colchester Harbour when she and another boater decided to go swimming. While the other swimmer resurfaced, Del-bel did not.

The search involved members of the Essex County OPP Marine Unit, the Essex County Emergency Response Team, the OPP K-9 unit, the OPP Helicopter and the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit.

Del-bel's body was found around 8:45pm Monday.

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