Posted on 06/01/2009, 11:55 am, by mySteinbach

On May 27, 2009 around 4:30pm RCMP Selkirk located the deceased body of Michael Burnett who had been reported missing from the Selkirk Mental Health Centre on March 5, 2009.

Burnett’s body was discovered in a wooded area near the Red River in East Selkirk, Manitoba.

An autopsy has been conducted at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg and foul play is not suspected.

The family of Michael Burnett has been notified and RCMP will not be releasing any further information.

Cst. David Obirek
Media Relations Officer
RCMP Selkirk
Ph.(204)482-1222