Remains of Owen Paul Ahpay found in Sudbury's Junction Creek: police

Thanks to a composite sketch, a man whose body was found in Junction Creek a year ago has finally been identified, as those of 44-year-old Owen Paul Ahpay, Greater Sudbury Police say.

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Police received the report of human remains in Junction Creek in the area of McLeod Street at Regent Street on May 2, 2015 — but at the time, they couldn't figure out who he was. 

Police made several public appeals for information, and in Aug. 2015, released a sketch that they hoped might lead to a tip. 

On Tuesday of this week — almost a year to the day after the body was discovered — investigators got what they were looking for: word that the composite drawing on social media caught the attention of someone.