Police identify body found on Waneeta Beach

Elgin County OPP at Waneeta Beach in the township of Malahide on Jan. 4, 2025. (Source: Damian Gorman/Facebook)

OPP in Elgin County have confirmed the identify of the body found along the Lake Erie shoreline.

According to police, the deceased found at Waneeta Beach in the township of Malahide on Jan. 4 was 20-year-old Nidhua Muktadir, who was previously reported missing on Dec. 4 from the city of London. The individual was last seen on Hawk Cliff Road in December.

No foul play is suspected as police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this death.