Identified! Canada - Selkirk MB, Bones found near Red River, Mar'12 - Name withheld

Officers were initially dispatched to the Highway 4 bridge, north of Selkirk near the Red River in the RM of St. Clements, shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Sgt Line Karpish said a man saw a partial skeleton while he was riding an ATV near the river.

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"We do suspect the bones came from the river," she said. "They're not new remains. That area was underwater at one point. It could be (bones) from an old burial ground.

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The woman’s name will not be released.

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Cazzie said:

Under what circumstances is the name not released?

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• The person found was never reported missing.
• The family specifically requested that the information not be released to the public.
• The death was suicide
• The death was not homicide. (Accidental)

Donjeta said:

I think also if they haven't been able to inform the next of kin about the death yet.

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