The sudden death of a 35-year-old man in Inuvik has prompted a police investigation.
After responding to a call for service just after 1 p.m. on Saturday, Inuvik RCMP, along with Inuvik Emergency Medical Services and Fire Department, located the deceased man on the "premises of a business/work site," stated a news release Monday.
RCMP are investigating alongside the NWT Coroner Service and the Worker's Safety & Compensation Commission.
Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious at this time.
UPDATED
The deceased man has been identified as 35-year-old Eric Grant, of Whitehorse, by NWT's chief coroner Cathy Menard.
Grant's body has been sent to Edmonton for a post mortem examination, stated Menard in an email Tuesday.