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Ottawa police say Peter Prachar, 40, was found dead on Tuesday.

The Orléans man had last been seen on Oct. 10 near Algonquin College.

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Ten days after he vanished, his wife and dozens of volunteers distributed flyers and even stopped vehicles to alert motorists at the east-end trail where his car had been found abandoned.

Hundreds of people joined the search effort, which was rallying on Facebook and sharing its progress with the hashtag #FindPeter.

His Toyota Corolla was found Oct. 15 in the Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail parking lot. His wallet and keys were inside.

His wife described him as “a nice guy with a big heart,” saying he was the first person to reach out to help her settle in Canada after she arrived alone from India.

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