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Man’s body found in trash during Montreal garbage pick up, police investigating

Quebec provincial police spokesperson Sgt. Nancy Fournier says authorities received a call at around 8 p.m. about a crash in the water between Neuville, Que., and St-Antoine-de-Tilly, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Mario Beauregard

Montreal police are investigating after a man’s body was found during garbage pick up in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood early Monday.

A call was made to 911 shortly before 9 a.m. to report the discovery on Adam Street near Letourneaux Avenue in the city’s east end, according to police spokesperson Véronique Comtois.

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Collection workers discovered an unconscious person and contacted authorities, she said. The death was confirmed at the scene.

“For now it is considered to be a suspicious death,” Comtois said.

Police have since confirmed the victim is a 50-year-old man. They could not provide more information about his identity.

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Investigators are at the scene, trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.

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