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Body found west of Fort McMurray identified as 26-year-old Calgary man: RCMP

RCMP said Wednesday that the body of a man found near Fort McMurray this week has been identified as 26-year-old Mahmudul Hasan Chowdhury. Supplied by RCMP

The RCMP released an image Wednesday of a Calgary man found dead west of Fort McMurray this week as they continue to plead for tips from the public to help their investigation.

In a news release, police said the man who died has been identified as 26-year-old Mahmudul Hasan Chowdhury.

“RCMP would like to speak with anyone that was in contact with Mahmudul or… [saw] him prior to Nov. 11, 2019 in Fort McMurray or other locations throughout Alberta,” police said.

Chowdhury’s body was found in a rural area near Tower Road on Monday at about 7:30 a.m. RCMP later said they were treating the case as a suspicious death.

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An autopsy was conducted in Edmonton on Wednesday but RCMP said results are pending.

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“RCMP continue to ask anyone who may have travelled on Tower Road between the evening of Nov. 10 to the morning of Nov. 11, 2019, to contact them,” police said. “[Investigators] are interested in obtaining all video, including dash cameras and trail cameras, from Tower Road over this time period.”

Police offered a description of Chowdhury in the event it jogs someone’s memory who may have seen him recently and can help police with tips. They said he was five-foot-four-inches tall and weighed about 120 pounds.

Anyone with information about what happened is asked to contact the Wood Buffalo RCMP detachment at 780-788-4040 or their local police department. Tips can also be anonymously submitted through Crime Stoppers by phoning them at 1-800-222-8477 or contacting them online.

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