Kelowna RCMP Serious Crime Unit members continue their search for clues into the death of a 32-year-old man near Kelowna early Saturday morning.

RCMP say the body of Christopher Ausman from Kelowna was discovered on a sidewalk in Rutland around 2 a.m. but have not confirmed how he died.

Reports indicate a large amount of blood was visible at the scene.

Forensic investigators spent much of the morning  at the Highway 33 scene searching for clues and are considering the death suspicious.

A memorial page has been set up on Facebook called In Loving Memory Of CHRIS AUSMAN.