Body found on small island in Bow River; Calgary police investigating

Posted Apr 28, 2025 10:10 pm.

Police are investigating after a body was found on an island in the Bow River near Edworthy Park.

Calgary police say people out for a walk found what looked like human remains at a small island in the river around 10:30 p.m.

Investigators attended confirmed the remains were human.

Police say the medical examiner’s office and the CPS Homicide Unit are on scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

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