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Death Of Man Whose Body Found In Calgary Donation Bin Non-Criminal: Police

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 20 Jul, 2017 01:00 PM
    CALGARY — Police in Calgary say foul play was not involved in the death of a man whose body was discovered in a clothing donation bin.
     
     
    A passerby saw the body sticking out of the bin outside the North Hill shopping mall at about 3:45 a.m. Thursday and called 911.
     
     
    Police, the fire department and emergency medical services responded and the man was pronounced dead.
     
     
    Police said he appeared to be in his mid-20s.
     
     
    The medical examiner will do an autopsy to determine the cause of death, but police said it was accidental.

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