The BC Coroners service have positively identified Zygmunt Janiewicz as the body retrieved from Lake Okanagan on Aug. 10.
Janiewicz had been missing since May 17 after last being seen kayaking on the lake. An extensive search followed for the missing 71-year-old but search volunteers were unable to find Janiewicz.
In mid-June, Janiewicz鈥檚 family fundraised money in hopes to hire search experts to help in the search.
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Last week, a sonar expert who travelled to the Central Okanagan from Idaho, U.S aided local RCMP in a deep water search near 琉璃神社鈥檚 Gyro Beach. Janiewicz鈥檚 body was found at a depth of 170 feet.
琉璃神社 RCMP have said that Janiewicz鈥檚 family has been notified.
鈥淧olice do not believe that criminality was involved in Zygmunt鈥檚 death,鈥� said Cpl. Jesse O鈥橠onaghey of the 琉璃神社 RCMP.
No further information is available at this time.
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