Identified! Canada - Welland, Ont, Body in submerged car, Jul'16 - Cathy Pietz

They say a recreational diver located a vehicle in the Leisure Canal on Thursday and the vehicle was recovered on Friday.

The identity of the person has not been determined and police say an autopsy is scheduled for Saturday.

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The 2013 disappearance of a Welland woman is being looked into in connection to last week’s discovery of a body in a car submerged in the Welland Recreational Canal.

A recreational diver discovered a red Pontiac in the canal off of Canal Bank Street in Welland Friday morning. The diver contacted police, and the Niagara Regional Police dive team located the vehicle.

NRP media relations officer Phil Gavin said Tuesday the body found in the vehicle is an unidentified female.

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cvaldez1975 said:

I bet Audrey is in the same canal though. it is not easy to search water.

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The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 3 District - Welland CIB office and the NRPS Forensic Services Unit working with the Office of the Coroner have positively identified the body found in the car to be Cathy Jean Pietz.

Ms Pietz had been reported missing in December of 2013. Foul play is not suspected in her death.

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