Teen found dead on Manitoba First Nation
CBC News
Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:50 AM CST
Last Updated: Feb 6, 2013 10:49 AM CST
RCMP are investigating the death of a 17-year-old boy on a Manitoba First Nation.
The body was found Tuesday morning outside a residence on Wasagamack First Nation. His identity is not being released to the public.
An autopsy has been ordered and no further information is available at this time.
Wasagamack is a remote community located 610 kilometers northeast of Winnipeg and is accessible by plane and boat in the summer and by winter road in the winter.
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