Brian McLean, 68, was seen swimming toward rock when he went underwaterThe OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit has recovered the body of an Elliot Lake man who went missing in the waters east of Spruce Beach in Elliot Lake. Article contentOn July 26, at approximately 4:30 p.m., police and the Elliot Lake Fire Department responded to a 911 call reporting a swimmer in distress at Spruce Beach in the City of Elliot Lake. The swimmer was last seen after going underwater while swimming toward a rock located about 150 metres east of the beach shoreline. The OPP has initiated extensive shoreline and water searches with the assistance of members of the OPP Emergency Response Team, Marine Unit, Sault Ste. Marie OPP Canine Unit, Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems Unit, and the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit.