Two bodies found in submerged vehicle along Trent-Severn Waterway

Two bodies were found in a submerged vehicle along the Trent-Severn Waterway on Monday.

Police launched an investigation after the bodies were found in a vehicle submerged in the Murray Canal along the Waterway.

The vehicle was found west of the Murray Canal swing bridge, southeast of Peterborough around 10:15 a.m.

The Coroner attended the scene and the human remains have been sent to the Centre of Forensic Sciences, where a post-mortem exam will be conducted.

The Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police crime unit is continuing the investigation with assistance from the underwater search and recovery unit, the marine unit, technical traffic collision investigators and the central region forensic identification services.