OPP rules death in Torrance a homicide, victim identified

The deceased has been identified and the death ruled a homicide after a body was found in Torrance.

The OPP says last Monday (Sept. 15) shortly after 12:00 p.m., officers responded to a report of a deceased person discovered in a remote area near Hardy Lake Rd.

The deceased has been identified as 25-year-old Tyler Penasse of West Nipissing.

A postmortem was conducted last Wednesday (Sept. 17).

The OPP is urging anyone who was in the areas of Hardy Lake Rd., Torrance, Bala, Wahta and Gravenhurst between last Sunday and Monday, and may have dash cam footage or other information to contact the Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122, referencing occurrence E251257737.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

 

Bradley Aubin
Bradley Aubinhttp://www.mynorthbaynow.com
Brad Aubin is Vista Radio's Senior News Director for Ontario. He was born in Sudbury, raised in Kapuskasing and has lived in the North Bay area for nearly 20 years. A Canadore College grad, he has worked for many newspapers across the north, and joined the broadcasting side of the business in 2020. The proud husband and father of two loves sharing important local and area news to listeners. If you have a news tip you'd like to share, e-mail baubin@vistaradio.ca.

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