RCMP in Merritt have called in the Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) after the discovery of a body in a rural area near Merritt.
In a statement, police say RCMP officers from Merritt responded to an area near Nicola Lake just before 8 a.m. yesterday, Sept. 14. There they found the unidentified body of a person whose death is believed to be suspicious.
“Investigators from the SED MCU have been called in to take conduct of the investigation, with assistance from our Merritt RCMP officers,” Merritt RCMP Staff Sgt. Steph Drouin said. “Our priority at this time is to identify the dead person and notify their next of kin.”
The RCMP Forensic Identification Section is also assisting in the investigation.
If you have information relating to this person’s death, you are asked to call 1-877-987-8477.