A routine fishing trip on Lake Ontario turned tragic Monday afternoon when a local fisherman spotted a body floating near the mouth of the Niagara River. The discovery has allowed authorities to make a breakthrough in a recent missing person case tied to Niagara Falls State Park.
The fisherman, trolling near the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Youngstown, noticed the silhouette of a body drifting in the water. He immediately contacted the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office to report the find.
Deputies responded swiftly, and with assistance from the Coast Guard, recovered the body by boat and transported it to shore…