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Mannequin — not human body — found under tarp in Manning Park: RCMP

Princeton RCMP are investigating after receiving reports of a human body under a tarp. Officers later learned the item under the tarp was a mannequin.
Princeton RCMP are investigating after receiving reports of a human body under a tarp. Officers later learned the item under the tarp was a mannequin. File / Global News

A human body reportedly found under a tarp in Manning Park turned out to be a mannequin, Princeton RCMP reported this week.

Police say they were notified on July 10 of a possible human body laying underneath a tarp near a pullout along Highway 3.

Upon arrival, police say the officer found a life-sized mannequin under the blue tarp. The head and lower legs had been removed, and metal joints were visible.

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Further searching in the immediate area by the officer turned up several other plastic body parts.

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Princeton RCMP say the items were seized and that the reason someone placed the mannequin under a tarp is unknown.

If anyone has information regarding this incident, they are encouraged to contact the Princeton RCMP at 250-295-6911.

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