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Police identify body found outdoors in Quebec City on Christmas Day

Ville de Quebec Police badge is seen. Francis Vachon/The Canadian Press

Police have identified the man whose lifeless body was found outdoors in Quebec City Monday.

They say 57-year-old Réal Charron was a resident of the city.

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A passerby found Charron’s body in the snow early on Christmas Day in the Limoilou neighbourhood.

Quebec City police say they’re still investigating but they believe the man may have died of hypothermia.

An autopsy will be performed to confirm the cause of death.

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