Days-long search for missing Orillia-area man ends in tragedy

An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle. (FILE/ Rusty Thomson)

A search effort in the Orillia area has come to an end after a missing man was found deceased.

Ontario Provincial Police reported last Wednesday that they were searching for a 58-year-old man who was last seen the previous Monday near Isabella Drive in Orillia.

Just after 12 a.m. on Monday, OPP issued a statement confirming the man had been found. “No further details will be released at this time,” police said.

Police say that foul play is not suspected in the man’s death.

Officers extended their condolences to the family and thanked the public for its assistance in the search.