Alberta RCMP investigate suspicious death on Blood Tribe Reserve
A file photo of an RCMP cruiser.
The Alberta RCMP major crimes unit is investigating a suspicious death on the Blood Tribe Reserve/Kainai Nation southwest of Lethbridge.
Fort McLeod RCMP and Blood Tribe police were dispatched to the Healy Bridge on Highway 511 at 10:19 a.m. on Tuesday for reports of a body in the river.
RCMP determined it was a deceased male.
An autopsy is scheduled for March 28.
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