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Body found near Kelowna hiking trail

The body of a deceased man was found in a wooded area near Enterprise Way and Commerce Avenue Wednesday afternoon and investigators are looking for clues as to how the man died.
Image Credit: Global Okanagan (with permission)

KELOWNA – The body of a deceased man was found in a wooded area near Enterprise Way and Commerce Avenue Wednesday afternoon and investigators are looking for clues as to how the man died.

According to a Sept. 3 Global Okanagan story, investigators were treating the area as a crime scene. RCMP released a statement Thursday, Sept. 4 they don't consider the death to be suspicious at this time, though they are continuing to investigate alongside the B.C. Coroners Service.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

This story was updated at 9:56 a.m. Sept. 4, 2014 to include information from RCMP.

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