SHANNONVILLE, Ont. — The body of a missing hunter from St. Catharines has been found east of Belleville near the town of Shannonville.

Provincial Police say 42-year-old Derrick Roy Thompson went out hunting early Friday but failed to return home when expected.

Family and friends went looking for him and found him in the woods with what appeared to be a fatal gunshot wound.

A post-mortem has been scheduled for today.

Police say they would like to hear from anyone who was in the area on Friday (on Blessington Road in TyendinagaTownship