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North Edmonton death treated as non-criminal: police

Edmonton police are investigating after a man's body was found in a field in the city's north end. Global News

Edmonton police say a man’s death, which was previously being regarded as suspicious, is now being treated as non-criminal.

At 10 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a report of a man’s body found in a field in the area of 132 Avenue and 95 Street, police said.

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Initially, police said the death was being treated as suspicious, but on Sunday afternoon, an officer told Global News the man’s death was no longer being treated as criminal.

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Edmonton Police Service spokesperson Cheryl Voordenhout said the Edmonton medical examiner was at the scene and determined the circumstances of the death did not appear suspicious. However, Voordenhout said the cause of death is still pending an autopsy.

The police said the victim was a young adult but have not released his identity.

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