A Kitchener diver who hoped to compete at the next Olympics is dead after what police believe to be a drowning in Bayham, Ont. near a music festival.

C.J. Moore, 24, died on Aug. 12 in the area of Port Burwell.

Elgin County OPP said they responded to a large gathering off of McQuiggan Line a number of times over the weekend due to noise complaints.

On Sunday, OPP and emergency crews were called for reports of a 24-year-old man with no vital signs.

Police are treating the death as non-suspicious, and officers believe it may have been a drowning.

A post mortem was scheduled to confirm that, OPP said.

Wiggly Events hosted the event, an arts and music festival called Playground 2018.

In a Facebook post, Wiggly Events said staff have not received a lot of information from authorities other than that the incident happened "within the Otter River at a significant distance off of the Playground event's safety zone."

"We have also been in contact with the deceased's closest friends, who were also at Playground, and have offered our utmost support for them and families involved."

'Had a very bright future ahead'

Moore was a bio-medical engineering student at the University of Waterloo and was a national ranked springboard and platform diver, according to his obituary.

Moore was hoping to qualify for the next Olympics.

Moore's obituary described him as "a kind, sweet, funny soul who was loved by everyone who met him."

He was part of Dive Ontario, an organization comprised of 11 clubs that offer a number of diving programs to new and seasonal divers.

"A long time diver for the Kitchener-Waterloo Dive Club, C.J. was an incredibly talented athlete who had a passion for diving," Dive Ontario said in a statement.

"In addition to diving, C.J. was pursuing a biomedical engineering degree and he had a very bright future ahead of him."