OPP

On July 24, 2015 at approximately 3:30 p.m. members of the South Porcupine Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call on Monteith Road due to a man that was reported missing.

Further investigation indicated that a 68-year-old male set out into the bush earlier that same day and for reasons unknown at this time he did not return home safely.

Through investigation and continuous search efforts, on August 2, 2015 at approximately 10:00 a.m. members of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) located the body of a deceased male who has been identified as Eric HARDMAN, of Iroquois Falls.

No foul play is suspected at this time.  The investigation is ongoing, and a post mortem is scheduled to be completed.