Montreal police are investigating after a man’s body was pulled from the St. Lawrence River early Monday afternoon.
A passerby who saw the body in the water called police around 2:30 p.m. to the intersection of Notre-Dame Street and St-Cloud Avenue in the city’s east end.
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Police spokesperson Véronique Dubuc said firefighters were able to pull the body from the river.
She said the body belongs to a 30-year-old man, but could not provide more information about his identity.
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Police are treating the death as suspicious since the body showed signs of violence.
An autopsy will help determine what happened, Dubuc said.
Police said they do not have any suspects so far.
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