Police conducting search of Ottawa River over reports of man in water

An Ottawa Police Service boat is pictured. (Ottawa police/X)

The Ottawa Police Service’s dive team is conducting a search of the Ottawa River after receiving reports of a man in the water Saturday evening.

Ottawa firefighters and police were called to the area of Sir George Etienne Cartier Parkway and Sandridge Road at approximately 9:15 p.m. after receiving reports that a missing man was suspected to have gone in the water.

Police say an “extensive search” took place overnight, but no one was found.

In an email to CTV News, police say they are not connecting the search to any ongoing missing persons cases in the city.

“The operation is ongoing and the search will continue today,” police said in a social media post.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 613-236-1222.