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Police say they do not think foul play was involved in the death of a female whose body was discovered Sunday night in the Ottawa River.

Police initially treated the area of the shore as a crime scene after the body was found at about 7:15 p.m. on the Ontario side, directly behind the Royal Canadian Mint.

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A person who was fishing on the river found the body “partially submerged,” said Ottawa police.

The body was discovered in the water near Lady Grey Drive, a small street that runs along the bank of the Ottawa River ending at its most southern end in a parking lot used by employees of the mint. The Ottawa Rowing Club is located further north along the street.

The body remained in the water until the forensics team and coroner arrived to begin their investigation, but at 10 p.m. on Sunday police reported the body had been recovered.

A post-mortem was scheduled for Tuesday, when officials were hoping to determine the identity of the deceased and the cause of death. Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious.

Lady Grey Drive was initially closed to traffic, but roads were open and no police were at the scene by Monday afternoon.

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