Police in Durham suspect a body found by two boaters near the Whitby Marina may be that of a missing canoeist.

The body was discovered around 1:00 p.m. Saturday by two civilian boaters.

The incident began on August 5, when two men out on Lake Ontario had their canoe capsize.

One of the men made it back to shore, near the Whitby/Ajax border, but the other boater, a 26-year-old Ajax man, never returned.

Police said they can’t confirm the body belongs to the missing canoeist without first conducting forensics tests.