Body recovered 10 months later in Lake Nipissing

OPP NEWS RELEASE

************************* Missing boater located – Lake Nipissing

NORTH BAY - North Bay OPP has recovered a body believed to be that of a missing Toronto man from last summer.

Eli Horowitz and his father in law, Heine Mondrowitz, left the Waltonian Inn, Lake Nipissing and went boating on August 21, 2006.

They were reported overdue at 7 p.m.

An extensive land, air and water search was started.

Five days later the remains of Heine Mondrowitz were located on the shore near Lonely Island, Lake Nipissing.

The search for Eli Horowitz continued and was finally called off in September 2006.

Over the past nine months the OPP received many tips from the public, all turning out to be false.

On the July 3, 2007, two fishermen located the body in the center channel to Callander Bay near an island. Under the direction of Coroner, Dr. Clarke the body will be transported to Toronto for an autopsy and positive identification.

The OPP would like to extend a thank you to the public and Hatzoloh Toronto for all their help over the past 10 months.

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