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By battlefordsNOW Staff

SUSPICIOUS

RCMP investigating suspicious death in Poundmaker Cree Nation

Oct 18, 2023 | 12:19 PM

A 31-year-old man has died and RCMP are now treating the death as suspicious.

On Monday around 4 p.m., Cut Knife RCMP received reports of a deceased man in a rural area of Poundmaker Cree Nation.

He has since been identified as Lee Bearsears, 31, of Little Pine First Nation.

The RCMP Major Crimes Unit is still investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

There is an increased police presence in Poundmaker Cree Nation and Little Pine First Nation as the investigation goes on.

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RCMP are asking anyone with information on this suspicious death to contact them at 639-625-4535 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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