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Calgary

Body retrieved from Elbow River near Stampede Park

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Members of the CFD Aquatics Team prepare to enter the Elbow River following the discovery of a body on May 18, 2018

Emergency crews have pulled a body from the Elbow River after Calgary Stampede security spotted the remains early Friday evening.

According to police, the body was spotted at approximately 6:20 p.m. in the middle of the river at a location approximately 200 metres upstream from the MacDonald Bridge.

Members of the Calgary FIre Department aquatic response team were deployed to the scene and secured the body.

The victim has been identified as a 44-year-old man reported missing from Calgary and his death is not considered suspicious.

His name has not been released.