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Police have confirmed that a body discovered in Kenora earlier today is that of 16-year-old Delaine Copenace.
The remains were found shortly after 8 a.m.
Officers from the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of suspected human remains being located at the end of Water Street in Lake of the Woods in the City of Kenora.
The remains were discovered by city employees.
Copenace was reported missing to the OPP on Feb. 28, 2016 and had been the subject of an active missing person investigation.
The coroner attended the scene and a post mortem examination has been ordered.
The examination will take place at the Office of the Chief Coroner and Forensic Pathology Services located in Toronto at a date to be determined.
Further details will be provided as they become available and as the investigation continues.
