Police investigate after body found in Hamilton
Posted January 5, 2018 8:54 am.
Last Updated January 5, 2018 9:00 am.
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Hamilton police are investigating after a body was found during the early morning hours on Friday.
Emergency crews were called to the area of Burlington Street East and Gage Avenue North around 3 a.m.
Police have not released any information on the victim at this time and will not say if the cold weather was a factor in the death.
An autopsy will be conducted.
The GTA remains under an extreme cold warning, with the windchill producing lows in the -35 to -40 range.
Friday was also the coldest Jan. 5 on record in Toronto. At 4 a.m., the temperature at Pearson International Airport dropped to -21.9 C, beating -20.6 C set in 1959.