Another body has washed ashore along the Restigouche River in Campbellton, N.B.
Cpl. Francois Cote with New Brunswick RCMP tells Global News that a man on a wharf discovered the body floating in the water around 1:10 p.m. on Thursday.
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Police have identified the victim as a man in his 70s from Campbellton.
Foul play is not suspected.
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday at 4 p.m. to determine the cause of death.
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Mounties in Campbellton were called to a similar situation on Tuesday, when a body was found by a resident near Rimap Park near the edge of the Restigouche River.
Police do not believe the incidents are connected.
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