CALGARY -- Cochrane RCMP are looking into the circumstances of a man's death after a body was found Sunday morning near the Springbank Airport west of Calgary.
Police were alerted to the scene off a rural road near the airport at around 8:30 a.m. after they say a member of the public came across it.
The death has since been ruled suspcious.
"There was evidence on scene that the members could see that led them to believe it was suspicious," RCMP Cpl. Laurel Scott explained.
"The important thing is that they maintain that scene and that they gather any evidence before it perishes."
Police say they are still working to confirm the man's identity and an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
The RCMP's major crimes unit has taken control of the investigation. Sunday evening, police were seen searching nearby ditches and roadway.
As of 6 p.m., Range Road 40 was still closed to the public and investigators expected it to remain that way until Monday.
Springbank Airport is located about 20 kilometres west of Calgary.
