Police continue to investigate after a 26-year-old man was found shot dead in a rural area outside Spirit River, Alta. on Monday.
According to RCMP, the man was among four people hunting in Saddle Hills County at the time and died of a single gunshot wound.
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It is not clear what led to the shooting.
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The Edmonton Medical Examiner’s office is now in possession of the man’s body and an investigation continues.
RCMP did not release the identity of the man killed.
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