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Deceased person discovered by Highway 17 near Serpent River

East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are advising the motoring public that traffic on Highway 17 near Handy Spot Road will be slowed periodically as a police investigation continues.
Carol Martin
Carol Martin

East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are advising the motoring public that traffic on Highway 17 near Handy Spot Road will be slowed periodically as a police investigation continues.

The body of a deceased person was discovered on the side of the highway some time this morning.
 
The Ontario Provincial Police Forensic Identification Unit is on scene near Serpent River First Nation and the investigation is ongoing, reports OPP Constable Christine McClelland.
 
SooToday.com will bring you further details as they become available.
 

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Carol Martin

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Carol has over 20-years experience in journalism, was raised in Sault Ste. Marie, and has also lived and worked in Constance Lake First Nation, Sudbury, and Kingston before returning to her hometown to join the SooToday team in 2004.
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