LaSalle, Ont., police said one of their officers made an unexpected discovery early Wednesday morning — finding a man from the U.S. who allegedly was trying to illegally enter Canada by kayak.

In a news release, the LaSalle Police Service said that around 1 a.m. ET, an officer "was conducting commercial property checks in the 1800 block of Front Road," which travels along the edge of the Detroit River.

The officer was behind one of the businesses when he spotted a man at the edge of the river with a kayak and two backpacks, LaSalle police said.

Shortly before 1:00 a.m. today, a LaSalle police officer conducting commercial property checks in the 1800 block of Front Rd observed a man at the water's edge with 2 backpacks and kayak that was attempting to illegally enter Canada. <br>Details

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