Mounties say a body was discovered in downtown Penticton, B.C., directly across from the RCMP detachment on Sunday morning.
Police tape surrounded the Wildstone Construction building at 1101 Main St. for several hours on Oct. 3.
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Several marked police cruisers and police officers were on the scene investigating.
Police incident at the Wildstone Construction building on Main St. in #Penticton on Sunday morning. Police tape surrounds the building and a number of marked police cruisers and officers are on the scene @GlobalOkanagan pic.twitter.com/XvjfeClN1P
— Shelby Thom (@Shelby_Thom) October 3, 2021
A Global News reporter captured images of a yellow tarp covering a body lying beside a shopping cart at the exterior of the building.
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A BC Ambulance arrived on the scene but did not take a patient to the hospital.
A BC RCMP spokesperson said the death is not believed to be suspicious.
Here’s a look at the back of the building, no comment from police on scene @GlobalOkanagan #Penticton pic.twitter.com/1zKBdddBy8
— Shelby Thom (@Shelby_Thom) October 3, 2021