RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are trying to identify the body of a man, believed to be in his 40s, that was pulled from the Cowichan River in Duncan on Friday afternoon.
The North Cowichan-Duncan RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are also trying to determine the cause of death.
At around 1:30 pm, the body was seen floating in the Cowichan River west of Highway-1.
Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey says the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team worked with Cowichan Search and Rescue to retrieve the body and return it to shore.
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Police searched the shoreline upstream for items that may help to identify the man.
