Gatineau police investigate body found Saturday in Jacques Cartier Park

There were no obvious signs of foul play.

Published Apr 06, 2024 • Last updated 12 hours ago • 1 minute read

Gatineau police were in Jacques-Cartier Park, blocking off a small area where tarps could been seen on the ground on Saturday. Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA

Gatineau police were investigating after a body was found in the Ottawa River near Jacques Cartier Park on Saturday afternoon.

An officer said the body was found in the early afternoon by a woman.

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Officers arriving on the scene set up crime scene tape and questioned the person who found the body.

That person wasn’t arrested.

The body was removed at about 4 p.m.

“The body had been in the water for quite some time,” the officer said, adding there were no obvious signs of foul play.

“There is much more investigation to be done.”

Jacques Cartier Park is near the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge that connects Ottawa and Gatineau.

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