Lambton OPP Marine Unit. (Photo courtesy of OPP via Twitter).

UPDATE: Police recover body of missing Grand Bend swimmer

By Eric Thompson

August 29, 2026 - 6:00pm

Lambton OPP has recovered the body of a missing swimmer in Grand Bend.

The swimmer was reported missing on Friday. According to police, the 66-year-old from London was last seen at a dock along the Ausable River near Canal Street.

At around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, the Lambton Marine Unit's Underwater Search and Recovery Unit located the body.

This is the second of three searches in the Lambton Shores area this week, after the body of a 28-year-old swimmer was found at Pinery Park on Thursday and the body of a 36-year-old from Scarborough was found on Saturday.

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