Body found in the northend of Edmonton

Police are on the scene of a suspicious death in the city’s northend. The call came into police at approximately 8:36 a.m. today. A man out walking his dog in the river valley in the area of 137 Avenue and 20 Street made the discovery. It is not known how long the body may have been there.

It is not known if the body is that of a male or female. The death is being treated as suspicious. Homicide investigators have been notified as is routine in suspicious death investigations. Investigators are on scene to see what evidence can be gathered.

There is no word when the body will be removed, or when an autopsy could be scheduled.