Body found near where kayaker went missing east of Pembroke, Ont.

Police have found a body in the Ottawa River east of Pembroke, Ont., near where a kayaker went missing earlier this week.

According to the OPP, the body was recovered on Saturday afternoon but police have not yet been ableto confirm the person'sidentity.

Police believe they drownedthough an autopsy will be done to confirm thecause of death.

Search crews from the OPP andthe Sret du Qubecplumbed the waters since Wednesday morning after a kayak carrying a 34-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman capsized. They had come upon rapids near theDes AllumettesBridge eastof Pembroke, the OPP said.

Police, with the help of private citizens, rescued the man.

Though the body found Saturday has yet to be identified, the search has been called off as there are no other known missing boaters in the area, Cst.Shawn Peevertold CBC.

The investigation into therecovered body continues.