Indian Head is about 70 kilometres east of Regina. (CBC)

Forensic investigators are on the scene examining the remains of a 67-year-old man from Regina whose body was found south of Indian Head, a community about 70 kilometres east of the Saskatchewan capital.

RCMP said the body was discovered around 2:40 p.m. Thursday. A police dog was used in locating the remains.

The name of the man, the cause of death and how he came to be in a rural area have not been disclosed.