OPP say a body was located near an abandoned boat in Whiskey Lake approximately 50 kilometres north of Massey late Wednesday morning.
The body was located by a canoeist and police have identified the victim as a 62-year old Oyyawa area man.
The investigation is ongoing under the direction of the Office of the Chief Coroner and Forensic Pathology Service and a post-mortem is expected to take place today.