Suspicious death investigation underway after body found in Calgary park

Police are investigating after a body was found Thursday morning in anortheast Calgary park.

The Calgary Police Service says officers were called around 10:35 a.m. to Deerfoot Athletic Park, in the Mayland Heights neighborhood, on a report that someone had found a body.

Officers located the body, and homicide investigators responded to the scene. Police deemed the death suspicious.

"This investigation remains in the early stages and we are looking to speak with all potential witnesses," said Staff Sgt. Sean Gregson, with the homicide unit, in a statement.

Detectives are asking anyone who might have been at the park Thursday morning to come forward.

Investigators are also seeking dashcam footage taken between 4 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on northbound Deerfoot Trail between Memorial Drive and 16th Avenue N.E.

"Individuals who attended or drove past the park this morning may have unknowingly seen something and may have critical information that could help investigators,"Gregson said.