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Ontario Provincial Police continued to investigate the grisly discovery of a body found near a heavily wooded and marsh-filled area just off Country Road 20, 20 minutes south of Kemptville.

The sleepy area was upended Wednesday when police and municipal vehicles descended on the roadway around 6:30 p.m. after residents reported what they had found. The road was cordoned off through much of the day and the crime scene locked down.

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The area, along a two-lane highway that crosses over the Kemptville Creek just before it intersects with Country Road 18, is secluded. Rural farmhouses that dot the stretch are set far back from the road. There are no lights along the road, or the bridge crossing the creek, which is surrounded by dense forest and marsh, with thick bulrushes making it very difficult to move through.

Const. Cathy Lindsey confirmed on Thursday that the discovery was considered a “suspicious death” and gave no other details. However, police sources confirmed that the body, believed to have been found in an equipment bag, was that of a male.