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After reports of a drowning, a body was found in Miron quarry in Barrhaven following an overnight search by emergency crews, Ottawa police say.

The body was found at roughly 3:30 a.m. Monday morning. Police said the identity of the victim would not be released until next of kin were contacted.

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Shortly after 9 p.m. on Sunday, as darkness fell, vehicles and personnel from Ottawa police, fire and paramedics, including water rescue crews, were struggling to get equipment into the quarry area between Cedarhill Drive and Highway 416.

“We’re responding to a possible drowning,” a police official said early in the operation.

On arrival, fire crews called for what’s known as a high-angle rope rescue crew in an effort to gain better access to the quarry, which is about four acres wide and 25 metres deep. Their efforts were hampered by the lack of ready access to the site.

While a dozen fire vehicles arrived for the operation, firefighters also needed ATVs to get their equipment, including portable lights, into the site. Some had to be hauled in by hand.