Police took the body to Sidney before it was transported to Victoria General Hospital for identification and an autopsy to determine cause of death.
A body was spotted in the ocean Saturday about 11 kilometres west of the Tsawwassen ferry terminal by a boater who had set out from Vancouver Island.
Police responded with a coast guard crew from Ganges on Salt Spring Island and arrived at the scene about 10 a.m.
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