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Edmonton police, partner agencies sweeping the North Saskatchewan River

The Groat Road Bridges over the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alta. Credit: City of Edmonton

There will be several police agencies on the North Saskatchewan River Wednesday and Thursday as the Edmonton Police Service conducts a sweep for “potential human remains.”

The search will be led by the EPS Missing Persons Unit and officers will be searching the water and the shoreline.

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The Edmonton Fire Rescue Services boat will assist the search, along with an RCMP helicopter and members of the City of Edmonton Park Rangers.

A spokesperson with EPS said they do similar searches several times a year and this search wasn’t triggered by any one specific case they’re working on.

Police said they wouldn’t be providing any further comment on the search.

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