Suspicious death probed after body found at northeast Calgary park

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The Calgary Police Service’s murder unit is investigating a suspicious dying after a resident discovered a physique at Deerfoot Athletic Park Thursday morning.

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Police say they had been known as to the northeast Calgary park round 10:35 a.m. after a citizen reported discovering a physique.

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Investigators say the dying is being handled as suspicious and they’re working with the health worker’s workplace to establish the individual. An post-mortem is scheduled for Friday.

Detectives are asking anybody who was on the park Thursday morning, in addition to anybody who has sprint cam footage of northbound Deerfoot Path between Memorial Drive and sixteenth Avenue NE between 4 and 10:30 a.m., to come back ahead and converse with investigators.

“This investigation stays within the early levels, and we want to converse with all potential witnesses,” mentioned Employees Sgt. Sean Gregson of the Calgary Police Murder Unit. “People who attended or drove previous the park this morning might have unknowingly seen one thing and will have essential info that would help investigators.”

Officers are asking anybody with details about the dying to contact the Calgary police non-emergency line at 403-266-1234. Tipsters may name Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or attain out through the group’s web site.