Manitoba RCMP are investigating after a body was found washed up on the shoreline in the area of Shoal River Tuesday.
Officers said they were called to the area around 5 p.m. when a resident found what he believed to be the remains of a body on the shoreof Lake Winnipegosis.
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RCMP confirmed the “presence of a deceased person.”
The body was then transported to Winnipeg for an autopsy.
“We are not in a position to confirm the identity of the remains at this time, pending further forensic examination and other investigative steps to ensure certainty.” said Sgt. Bert Paquet of the Manitoba RCMP.
No other details have been released.