Police investigating after body found in Perth County
CTV
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) shut down a section of a Perth County roadway Friday after they say a passerby discovered a body in the area overnight.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) shut down a section of a Perth County roadway Friday after they say a passerby discovered a body in the area overnight.
Police say they responded to Road 122, north of Stratford, Ont. around 2:20 a.m.
At this point, investigators say they haven’t identified any persons of interest and it’s too early to tell if the death should be treated as a homicide.
“The investigation is ongoing,” Const. Kimberly Lyon told CTV Kitchener.
Officers blocked off Road 122 from Line 50 to Line 52 for much of Friday, raising concerns for nearby residents in the secluded agricultural area.
“I’d seen a lot of suspicious lights up through the swamp and I decided to see what was going on,” resident Ross Jantzi said. “I went up there and obviously the road was closed and they told me at that point that the investigation was going on. [It’s] not really a surprise because it’s sort of a secluded area, feel sorry for whatever happened.”
