UPDATE 2:  Calgary Police say they have preliminarily identified a body found in a rural area north of Airdrie.

The body, which was discovered Tuesday along a gravel road is believed to be that of Sheldon Wolf from Carrot River Saskatchewan.

The death is considered suspicious and is currently being investigated by the Calgary Police Service Homicide Unit, with assistance from the RCMP.

Wolf was reported missing in the late afternoon of Monday, Feb. 3rd. He was last seen around 7:00 p.m., on Sunday, Feb. 2, leaving the Sandman Hotel, in southwest Calgary. His remains were found mid-afternoon in a rural area north of Airdrie.

Officers were able to make a preliminary identification and notify next of kin that they believed they had found Wolf.

Police say evidence connected to WOLF’s disappearance was discovered in Calgary’s Elliston Park and a subsequent search of the park occurred on Tuesday, Feb. 4.

“We are determined to get to the bottom of what happened to Mr. Wolf. No visitor should ever have to come to [Calgary] and be concerned about their safety,” said Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta, CPS Homicide Unit. At this time, we believe he willingly met with individuals who he had no previous relationship with prior to coming to Calgary.”

As this is an active investigation, no further information is expected to be released by police or RCMP until the autopsy can confirm cause and manner of death.

UPDATE 1: RCMP and Calgary Police are investigating after a body was found near a rural property north of Airdrie.

Calgary Police say the body was found on Tuesday along a gravel road near Crossfield.

Police and RCMP are working together on the investigation.

Investigators were on scene for several hours searching for clues and evidence as to what may have happened.

The body was removed from the scene and is expected to undergo an autopsy to determine the person’s identity and cause of death.

Police confirm the incident is related to a search that was conducted at a Calgary park some 50 kilometers from where the body was found.

Earlier in the day CPS officers were searching Elliston Park in that city’s southeast, though police would not say what they were looking for or how the two scenes are connected.

Investigators have not released any further details at this time.

 

Earlier story: RCMP officers and CPS are on scene after a body was found in a rural area near north of Airdrie, near Crossfield Feb. 4.

They’re looking into the connection to an ongoing CPS investigation that lead to a search in Elliston Park earlier on Tuuesday.

No details have been released about the identity of the person. That will be determined through an autopsy.

 

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