Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP investigates sudden death of man on ATV trail

June 30, 2021
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador

News release

Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP is currently investigating the sudden death of a 54-year-old man that occurred on June 28, 2021.

Shorty before 9:00 p.m., police received a report of a man found deceased on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trail on the old rail bed between Badger and Grand Falls-Windsor. Officers from the RCMP General Investigation Section, along with Grand Falls-Windsor detachment, attended the scene and recovered the body.

The RCMP Major Crimes Section and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are engaged. The RCMP Forensic Identification Services and Police Dog Services attended the scene yesterday.

The investigation is continuing.

Anyone having any information about this incident is asked to contact Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP at 709-489-2121 or contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (TIPS is 8477), by Secure Web Tips at www.nlcrimestoppers.com, or by downloading the free and secure mobile app. Search the App Store for "P3 Tips". Electronic tips submitted to Crime Stoppers are encrypted, entirely confidential and completely anonymous.

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Contact information

Media contact:
Corporal Jolene Garland
Media Relations Officer – RCMP NL
709-772-6170

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