Kingston Police have reported that the body of missing St Lawrence College student, Ken Kilabuk, was found in Anglin Bay, located off the Cataraqui River and near the city’s downtown core.

According to a media release, he was found by a passerby at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Saturday evening in an area behind the Provincial Court Building located at 279 Wellington Street. Police and the Coroner’s Office were contacted and the area subsequently cordoned off for investigators.

Mr. Kilabuk’s family was notified and his identification was confirmed. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, October 29 in Ottawa.

An investigation by detectives from the Major Crime unit continues, and anyone with information is urged to come forward. Police are interested in speaking to anyone with knowledge of circumstances related to his disappearance on the night of October 15 and early morning of October 16, and how he came to be found in the area of Anglin Bay.

Kingston Police have also expressed their thanks to members of the Kingston community and beyond, who provided their support and assistance in attempting to locate the student.

UPDATE, October 30. Release from Kingston Police Force:

Detectives from the Major Crime Unit are releasing that as a result of findings from the autopsy conducted yesterday in Ottawa, the cause of death in the case of former missing person Ken KILABUK is that of drowning.

Kingston Police continues to hold carriage of the case while working in conjunction with the Coroner’s Office. A determination has not been made to label the sudden death as either suspicious or non-suspicious in nature. Instead, detectives are stressing the importance in the ongoing investigation to conclude what has occurred between the almost two weeks’ time when Mr. KILABUK went missing on October 15 to his body being discovered in the water at Anglin Bay on October 27.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Frank Howard at 613-549-4660 ext 6126 (email: fhoward@kpf.ca) or Det/Sgt Matt Funnell at ext 6240 (email: mfunnell@kpf.ca).

Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or on the website at www.tipsubmit.com. Tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.