Mounties say a Winnipeg man found dead near his vehicle on a rural Manitoba highway likely died from exposure.
Morris RCMP were called after a man’s body was found near a vehicle, which was stuck in the snow, on Provincial Road 246, near Road 13N, in the RM of Montcalm, around 8:15 a.m. Thursday.
The man has been identified as a 78-year-old man from Winnipeg.
While an official cause of death has yet to be determined, police said in a release Friday there are indications the man succumbed to the elements after he walked away from his vehicle after getting stuck in the snow.
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Morris RCMP continue to investigate along with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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