Montreal police recover unidentifiable body from Prairies River
Police received a 911 call just before 3:20 p.m. after a person spotted the body in the water near the intersection of Gouin Boulevard and Martin Avenue.
The body is unidentifiable, according to police spokesperson Julien Lévesque.
Investigators with the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal analyzed the scene and the investigation is being transferred to the Quebec coroner's office.
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