Gatineau police pulled a body from the Ottawa River Friday afternoon that was later identified as a missing Kanata man.

Ottawa Police said late Friday night the body of Jehangir Balsara had been recovered in the water near Laurier Street in Gatineau.

An accountant, Balsara drove off in his 2012 Honda Civic to meet a client, but never made it to his south Ottawa destination.

His car was found Thursday night in the area of Island Park Dr. and Sir John A McDonald Parkway, in the Westboro area.

His cellphone and wallet were found inside the car, according to his family.

Officers spent Friday searching the shoreline and water around Bates Island, and other small islands nearby the Champlain Bridge.

No foul play is suspected.

-- With files by Doug Hempstead