Burning body in Fish Creek Park ruled suicide: Calgary police

A burning body found in a southern Calgary park on Sunday has been ruled death by suicide, police said Tuesday.

Officers were called to Fish Creek Provincial Park on Jan. 5 at around 7:30 a.m., finding a body engulfed in flames when they arrived.

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Investigators said they have determined the person’s “preliminary identity,” which will be formalized by the chief medical examiner later this week. Police added that the individual’s family was notified.

The Calgary Police Service Homicide Unit was initially investigating the death, but since it was deemed non-criminal, police will not release more details about the incident.

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