Gatineau police say man missing since August 2020 was body found in submerged car

Gatineau police say a physique discovered inside a submerged automobile found by novice divers in November was that of a 79-year-old man who disappeared two and a half years in the past.

Jean-Louis Desrosiers was reported lacking after leaving his dwelling by automobile on Aug. 18, 2020 to run some errands.

Greater than two years later, divers discovered Desrosiers’ automobile within the Ottawa River close to Thurso, about 45 kilometres east of Gatineau, Que.

When police eliminated the automobile, a physique was discovered contained in the automobile.

Const. Andrée East, a police spokeswoman, say the physique has now been positively recognized as Desrosiers.

Police say the file is now thought of closed and there doesn’t seem like a prison ingredient to the case.