Death of 61-year-old man near O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation considered homicide

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South Indian Lake RCMP are investigating the death of a 61-year-old man as a homicide.

Man was found in wooded area outside northern Manitoba community

A closeup of the side of an SUV shows the RCMP crest and the words "RCMP GRC," "Police" and "Canada."
RCMP responded to a report of the man’s death Saturday evening. (Jeff Stapleton/CBC)

South Indian Lake RCMP are investigating the death of a man as a homicide.

Mounties responded to a report of the 61-year-old man’s death on Saturday at 7:50 p.m., RCMP said in a news release Sunday.

They found the man “with obvious injuries” in a wooded area outside O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, which is also known as South Indian Lake. 

The remote Manitoba community is about 130 kilometres northwest of Thompson.

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