Man’s body pulled from Bow River

By News Staff

Posted Jul 21, 2013 5:44 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The body of a man has been pulled from the Bow River in the Bowness area.

Duty Inspector Jim Stinson says a rafter spotted the body while boating Saturday.

“He marked the location and called us and then we recovered the body shortly before midnight,” says Stinson.

Stinson says an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.

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