VANCOUVER -- Update, May 22: Police say they have identified the body as belonging to a 49-year-old man. His family has been notified and criminality is not suspected in his death, police say. Read more here. The original story follows.
Mounties on Vancouver Island say they recovered a body from the Cowichan River in Duncan Friday afternoon.
North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP tell CTV News Vancouver Island they were called to the river around 1:30 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found a deceased man in the river. His identity is unknown, police said, adding that it was too early to determine the cause of death.
The body was spotted near a bridge over the river, police said.
