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Hamilton Police have launched a criminal investigation after a body was found in a submerged vehicle at the bottom of Lake Ontario.Staff Sergeant Bob Gauvin said police received a call from a Department of National Defence dive team at around 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, saying they had come across a vehicle in eight metres of water in the Hamilton harbour at the foot of Catherine St. North.Divers from the nearby Peel Regional Police service were called in to assist with the recovery of the vehicle, which was eventually pulled from the water at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.“Once the vehicle was recovered and on land, Hamilton Police criminal investigators were called as a body was recovered inside the vehicle,” said Sgt. Gauvin.The body was taken to the Hamilton General Hospital morgue, where an autopsy is being conducted.No further details were available.
How can a pickup truck drive off a pier and sink into the frigid January waters of Hamilton Harbour and nobody finds anything for eight months?That's the question on many minds -- including those of investigators -- since the body of 28-year-old Paul-Michael Foster was found inside his black pickup truck by divers near HMCS Haida on the weekend.An autopsy determined there was no evidence of foul play in Foster's death.But there are many unanswered questions.Officers are trying to determine how and why Foster's truck went off the pier, said Detective Sergeant Tony Belisario.Calls to the regional coroner's office were not returned yesterday.A chain link fence with a gate guards the pier.But it's unclear whether that gate was closed or locked when Foster went into the water.Foster was last seen around 6 p.m. on Jan. 10 as he left his parents' Burlington home.Police say there is no reason to believe his pickup has not been in the harbour since that date.Along the pier there is 20-centimetre-high metal guard rail that's used to moor ships.In one area, near the pier's entrance and where Foster's truck was found, a chunk of the guard rail is missing, a piece of twisted metal remains bolted to the dock and cement is worn away going over the edge.How long the guard rail has been damaged and whether anyone noticed it remains unknown.A Hamilton Port Authority spokesperson did not return calls yesterday.The pier sits next to the Haida, run by Parks Canada.Environment Canada online records show the night of Jan. 10 was mainly clear. Temperatures were between -14 C and -15 C with windchill.About eight centimetres of snow lay on the ground and trace amounts of snow were falling.Were the flurries enough to cover tire tracks?Is there any security footage of the area?Both are unanswered questions.In the eight months since Foster was last seen, his family has tirelessly worked to keep his name in the spotlight.The Missing Person - Paul Michael Foster Facebook page has been flooded with comments, condolences and memories.The Foster family has been consistently calling for greater attention to missing persons.They had been planning to attend a Walk-a-Thon for the Missing Saturday. Instead, Foster's funeral is planned for that day at Smith's Funeral Home at 1167 Guelph Line in Burlington at 1 p.m.The Walk-a-Thon has been rescheduled for Sept 18 at 11 a.m. starting in front of the Family Court building at 55 Main Street West.
