Police identify body discovered in Ottawa River

By News Staff

Posted Jun 13, 2014 04:38:39 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

OTTAWA — Police confirmed a body pulled Tuesday from the Ottawa River near the Alexandra Bridge is Misha Novikov.

The 24-year-old went missing June 1 after his inflatable boat capsized in the Deschenes Rapids.

Police, fire and paramedics were called to the area on Tuesday after someone saw the body in the river.

Novikov was not wearing a life jacket when the boat capsized.

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