Police are investigating after a man froze to death in Split Lake, Man.
Thompson RCMP were called to the report of a missing man in the community, 711 km northeast of Winnipeg, around 12:20 p.m. Saturday.
Officers were told a 32-year-old man from Split Lake had been missing since around 11 p.m. Thursday when he was last seen running into the woods after being approached by a First Nation Safety Officer.
On Sunday officers found the man dead with help from a police dog.
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While foul play is not suspected in the man’s death, RCMP continue to investigate while waiting for the results of an autopsy.