Thompson RCMP are responding to a body that had been located near Nelson Road.

 

Police received the a report from the public yesterday afternoon after 5 p.m.

 

Upon arrival, officers located the body of a deceased female, and the death is being investigated as a homicide.

 

Officers from Major Crime Services, Forensic Identification Services and Thompson Detachment are on scene and will have the area secured for an extended period of time as part of the ongoing investigation.

 

There is no additional information available about the victim at this time and an autopsy is being scheduled.