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Police Investigate Human Remains Found In Woods In Delta, B.c.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Dec, 2016 09:13 PM
    DELTA, B.C. — Police in Delta, B.C., are investigating the discovery of human remains in a wooded area off a major Metro Vancouver thoroughfare.
     
    Officers were called Thursday morning at 10700 blk of Nordel Way at approximately 11:00 a.m. after a passerby made the discovery near Nordel Way.
     
    The major-crimes section has been called in to process the scene and determine the circumstances around the death.
     
    A police news release says they are working with the coroner to confirm the gender and identity of the person.
     

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