East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are advising the motoring public that traffic on Highway 17 near Handy Spot Road will be slowed periodically as a police investigation continues.
The body of a deceased person was discovered on the side of the highway some time this morning.
The Ontario Provincial Police Forensic Identification Unit is on scene near Serpent River First Nation and the investigation is ongoing, reports OPP Constable Christine McClelland.
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