Montreal police say a woman's body has been found in the city's east end, and the death appears to be suspicious.
The body was found around noon Tuesday in a wooded area near 36th Avenue and Notre Dame Blvd. East in Pointe aux Trembles.
Police have not determined the identity of the woman. They say it's too early to tell whether the body is that of 37-year-old Natasha Cournoyer, the Corrections Canada employee who went missing after leaving her office in Laval last Thursday.
Montreal police Const. Anie Lemieux told reporters investigators are still analyzing evidence at the scene, and that the investigation will take time.
"They have to take pictures before they move in. You don't want to move anything if there is an element that can help you through the investigation, so that's why it can take many hours. It's not like in CSI when it can take an hour before you solve a crime," said Lemieux.
Reporting live from the scene, CTV's Catherine Sherriffs said it was a vast police operation with dozens of officers combing through the woods for clues all afternoon. Authorities were expected to remain at the scene well into the evening.
