A dive team located a body in Sturgeon Creek Wednesday. Police said on Thursday the body, that of an 18-year-old male, has been identified and family members have been notified.

The name of the victim has not been released.

Officials previously said a person, possibly a teen, was presumed to have drowned after being sighted in distress in the water Tuesday.

Crews checked for the person in the water yesterday, but could not locate anyone.

Jamie Gural said he was sitting by the river shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday when he saw a bag float by. Shortly afterwards, he noticed a person in the water, gasping for air.

Gural said he tried to reach the boy but couldn't get to him while battling the current.

"(It) was just a young guy in the water there and I acted on impulse, jumped in and tried to grab him," said Gural.

Police said witness information suggested that a male was spotted in distress in the water west of Woodhaven Bridge and was last seen east of that location in the creek.

The body was pulled from the water around 3 p.m. Wednesday.

"It's a sense of relief, for sure. We want to bring closure to someone's family," said Sgt. Rob Riffel of the Winnipeg police's underwater search and rescue team.

Officers said foul play is not suspected and police are currently deeming it "death by misadventure." 

Police have not yet released the man's name.

- with reports from CTV's Caroline Barghout and Jeremy Hunka