Hamilton police seek help in identifying deceased man at Rail Trail

Hamilton police are asking for help in identifying a deceased man located 150 feet south of the Rail Trail at around 2 p.m. on Nov. 13.

Officers say a person found the dead body in the wooden area of the Rail Trail, close to 21 Ben Lomond Place.

According to police, the man had no identification and there have been no inquiries or missing persons matching his profile to date.

The body was sent to the Centre of Forensic Sciences, where confirmation on the man’s description was provided.

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Police are not investigating this death as suspicious in nature.

He is described as White, 25 to 40-years-old, around 180 lbs., approximately six-foot with an average build.

He has short brown straight hair with a light-coloured thin beard and light eye colour.

Upon arrival, police found the deceased wearing a black baseball cap, green and blue windbreaker, blue zip up sweater, camouflage t-shirt, black jeans and hiking boots.

Anyone with information that could help in identifying the man is asked to call Det. Const. Goran Zivkovic at 905-546-2406 or Det. Sgt. Candace Culp at 905-546-2907.

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