Missing Male Located Deceased inside Residence

427
OPP have laid a number of charges in a stolen vehicle investigation

THUNDER BAY – NEWS – On Saturday, October 28, 2017, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a missing male in Lybster Township. Neighbours had contacted police after not having heard from the male for several days.

The OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), Lakehead Search and Rescue and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry helicopter conducted a search of the area.

On October 29, Joseph WEIS, 57 years of age, from North Pekin, Illinois, USA was located deceased inside a residence that he had been demolishing.

Foul play is not suspected.

The investigation is continuing.

Previous articleNovember at the Thunder Bay Public Library
Next articleAnishinabek Education System Hires Kelly Crawford as Education Director
NetNewsledger.com or NNL offers news, information, opinions and positive ideas for Thunder Bay, Ontario, Northwestern Ontario and the world. NNL covers a large region of Ontario, but we are also widely read around the country and the world. To reach us by email: newsroom@netnewsledger.com. Reach the Newsroom: (807) 355-1862