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Human remains found in downtown Guelph park

Police tape surrounds area of Royal City Park where human remains were found. Ken Hashizume/CJOY

Guelph police are not treating a death at a downtown park as suspicious after a dead body was found Wednesday afternoon.

Just after 4 p.m., police said officers were called to Royal City Park near Gordon and Wellington streets.

A body was reportedly found between a storage shed and an area surrounded by trees at the edge of the park.

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The man has been identified and police say his next of kin has been notified as well.

There’ll be a large police presence and residents are being asked to avoid the area.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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