Human remains located on rural property in Abbotsford

Sgt. Judy Bird

ABBOTSFORD Police Patrol officers were called to a rural property in the 29700-block of Maclure Road on Tuesday at approximately 1:19 p.m. and were directed to a pond where they located a dead man.

Abbotsford Police patrol officers, Forensic Identification members, Major Crime detectives and BC Coroner Services attended the scene. Abbotsford Police are in the earliest stages of this investigation; however,they say this does not appear to be a suspicious death at this time.

Additional information will be available as further forensic work is completed and the investigation progresses. Anyone with information about this incident should call the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225, text APD at 222973 (abbypd), or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.