Brothers identified as 2 men reported missing, found dead east of Wawa

The bodies of Normand Savoie, 74, and Daniel Savoie, 57, were recovered after an extensive police search east of Wawa. The brothers were reported missing on Friday morning.

Brothers had been out on Whitefish Lake Friday when reported missing by family

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On Friday morning, OPP received a call from concerned family that the Savoie brothers had not returned from a trip to Whitefish Lake. Officers found a boat upright on the water, and one of the brothers dead in the lake. It's not clear where the other man was found, or what caused the deaths. (Dave Chidley/CBC)

Two brothers have been identified as the pair reported missing and then found dead east of Wawa. 

On Friday, concerned family contacted the OPP to report that the brothers had been out on Whitefish Lake but not been heard from. 

Police said they found a boat upright, and later found one of the men deceased in the lake. 

After an extensive search, the second man was also found dead, though police have not said where his remains were discovered.

The men have been identified as Normand Savoie, 74, of Wawa and Daniel Savoie, 57, from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.

There is no word on the cause of the deaths.