New West police probing suspicious death after body found near river

Police markers are seen along a path near the Fraser River in New Westminster after a man's body was found Saturday evening. Police have deemed the death suspicious. Aug. 17, 2014. (CTV)

Police are treating the death of a man whose body was found along a river bank in New Westminster as suspicious.

A passerby discovered the body in the city’s Sapperton Landing area Saturday night at around 6:45, according to police.

Investigators aren't saying much and continue to probe the scene for clues.

More information will be released as it becomes available.

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