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Water rescue teams recover body from Assiniboine River in Winnipeg

Winnipeg water rescue teams recover a body from the Assiniboine River late Wednesday evening. Walther Bernal / Global News

WINNIPEG — Water rescue crews responded to a call of a body in the Assiniboine River shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday evening.

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Teams pulled the body out of the river underneath the Maryland Bridge near the Misericordia Health Centre around 8:45 p.m.

Winnipeg police said Thursday they had recovered a man’s body and foul play wasn’t expected.

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