Deceased person located in Surrey forest area Monday

SURREY – Details are limited at this time, but police in Surrey have confirmed the discovery of a body in the Guildford neighbourhood of Surrey earlier today.

According to a brief statement from Surrey Police Service spokesperson Sgt. Ali Gailus, RCMP SPOSU (Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit) personnel responded to a report of a suspicious occurrence in the Guildford neighbourhood of Surrey on Monday, Nov. 9.

When police arrived, they located one person deceased within the area of the Green Timbers urban forest.

Sgt. Gailus says officers do not believe criminality was a factor in the individual’s death.

No additional information is available at this time.