Body found under ATV in Exeter confirmed to be missing South Huron man

LONDON, ONT. -- OPP have confirmed the body of a man found under an ATV in Exeter, Ont. last month is 23-year-old Quintin Smith of South Huron.

Police began investigating after Smith was reported missing by his family on Sept. 23.

Nearly a month later, on Oct. 21, a body was found under an ATV in a wooded area near a steep embankment alongside railway tracks in Exeter.

Huron County OPP say Smith died as a result of injuries sustained in the ATV rollover crash.

Police are also thanking the public for their help in the investigation.

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  An ATV that was found on a body is lifted out of a wooded area just off Thames Road in the north end of Exeter, Ont. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (Scott Miller / CTV London)