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Body discovered in field near Barrie’s downtown

Officers responded to call Sunday, coroner investigating
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City police and paramedics are shown on the scene where a man's body was discovered Sunday afternoon in a grassy lot between Bradford Street and Lakeshore Drive in Barrie.

Barrie police are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered Sunday in a field not far from the city’s downtown.

Officers received the call at 4:51 p.m. on Oct. 6, and responded to an empty lot between Bradford Street and Lakeshore Drive.

Emergency crews could be seen in the grassy field conducting their investigation.

“We are assisting the coroner with a death investigation. There are no details to share at this time,” police communications coordinator Peter Leon said.

Barrie Fire crews responded to a call in the area for a blaze at a homeless encampment on Sept. 22

Fire crews also responded to an encampment fire in the same vicinity on Feb. 7.



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Kevin Lamb picked up a camera in 2000 and by 2005 was freelancing for the Barrie Examiner newspaper until its closure in 2017. He is an award-winning photojournalist, with his work having been seen in many news outlets across Canada and internationally
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