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Man charged with 2nd-degree murder after body found in Deep River

A 41-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a body was found by police during a wellness check Sunday in Deep River, Ont., about 190 kilometres northwest of Ottawa.

Identity of the deceased still under investigation, according to OPP

A police car in the snow
Ontario Provincial Police, along with Deep River police, conducted a wellness check at a home Sunday when a body was found. (Teghan Beaudette/CBC)

A 41-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a body was found by police during a wellness check in Deep River, Ont., about 190 kilometres northwest of Ottawa.

Shortly after 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with Deep River police, conducted a wellness check on Rutherford Avenue, where a person was found dead.

The identity of the deceased is still under investigation, according to an OPP news release issued Monday.

The accused has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder and indignity to a body.