Mounties say a woman's body discovered in a popular Vancouver park this weekend was not met with foul play.
Sergeant Peter Thiessen told reporters Monday afternoon the investigation is "not criminal."
The body of an adult woman was noticed by a passerby inside Pacific Spirit Park, near the University of British Columbia, Saturday night. Her body was found about 30 metres off of Clinton trail, into some bushes.
Thiessen told reporters preliminary autopsy findings and the condition of the body ruled out that the woman's death was a homicide. He said she could have died from an accident, suicide or natural causes but the official cause of death is still unknown pending toxicology results. There was no obvious trauma to the body.
Thiessen said investigators have made contact with the victim's family. The woman is believed to be around 26.
The deceased was reported missing to Vancouver police May 28.
On May 30, VPD issued an advisory to help find a missing 26-year-old Asian woman, described as distraught. She was last seen at Oakridge Mall on May 28.
The investigation has been turned over to the UBC RCMP detachment and VPD.
The discovery comes just 14 months after Wendy Ladner-Beaudry, the sister of former Vancouver mayoral candidate Peter Ladner, was killed in the same park while out on her daily jog.
Thiessen says RCMP still conduct foot and bike patrols in the area but advises that women still be aware when they come through the park because the Ladner-Beaudry case is still unsolved.
"We understand that the local community had a heightened level of concern with the recent finding of a deceased female," said Sgt. Thiessen. "That's why our investigators decided to make preliminary autopsy findings public as soon as possible."
