Missing Canadian gaming teen found dead

BARRIE, Ontario, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The body of a Canadian teenager who ran away from home in a dispute over a computer game three weeks ago was found north of his Barrie, Ontario, home.

Wednesday morning, deer hunters in a heavily wooded area 70 miles south in Toronto called the Ontario Provincial Police to report finding the remains, believed to be that of 15-year-old Brandon Crisp, Constable George Silvestri told reporters.

Foul play was not suspected although an autopsy was scheduled Thursday, the Toronto Sun reported.

After the discovery, the boy's father, Steve Crisp told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. the clothes police described on the body matched what his son was wearing when he stormed out of the house Oct. 13.

Rewards totaling $50,000 had been posted for the boy's return, half of which was from Microsoft, which also was assisting police in tracking the boy's online gaming history and contacts.

The boy's parents told him on the day he disappeared he could no longer play the interactive X-Box game, "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare," as he was skipping school and getting up in the middle of the night to play, the Toronto Star said.