An investigation has been launched after London, Ont., police say a body was discovered In the open field on Friday near Parkwood Hospital in the southern end of the city.
Few details have been released, but police said they responded in the area of Wellington Road and Commissioner’s Road East at around 8:30 pm after receiving a call from a member of the public.
Police said officers found a man in the field, who was declared brought dead. No identifying information has been released about the individual.
“At this time, it is too early to determine the cause of death. We can say that the investigation has been handed over to the members of our Principal Crimes Section, and there is nothing to indicate that there is a threat to public safety at this time.” Police spokesman Cst said. Sandasha Boff. She noted that every death is reassigned to the investigation section.
When the police were on the spot, the police were asking people to avoid the area. Traffic is not affected in the area.
London Police did not consider the death of a woman found in the Thames suspicious in nature
The investigation is the second to be launched this week into the discovery of a dead body in a public place by a member of the public.
On Wednesday, a woman’s body was retrieved from the River Thames between King and York Streets near the downtown core.
Little has been made public about that case, however, police said on Thursday that the death was not being treated as suspicious.
“There is nothing to indicate that the two are connected in any way,” Bough said.
“We have not shared any additional information regarding the person as we are waiting to inform the next of kin. I’m not sure it has been done since then.”
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