On March 2nd 2018 at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Owen Sound Police Service, Owen Sound Fire and Grey County EMS were called to the 1800 block of 5 th Avenue East, Owen Sound. A couple walking their dog along the escarpment came across someone's personal property. Upon further inspection of the area they discovered a deceased adult male nearby.
Uniformed officers as well as members of the Forensic Identification Unit and Criminal Investigation Branch attended the scene. The identity of the deceased was determined to be a person who had been reported to police as missing, earlier in the afternoon.
The investigation into the incident determined that the death was not suspicious. Members of the Owen Sound Fire & Emergency Services recovered the body from a very difficult area in the rugged terrain of the escarpment.
In respecting the privacy of family members, the name of the deceased will not be released.

source: media release, Owen Sound Police