Alberta police watchdog clears RCMP in 2015 death of Red Deer man

A man then ran into the woods with RCMP officers in pursuit (Photo by Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

RED DEER, Alta. – Alberta’s police watchdog has cleared RCMP of wrongdoing in the 2015 death of a man whose body was found in a wooded area of Red Deer.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says no charges will be laid.

Investigators say Mounties were chasing a suspected car thief and used a spike belt to puncture the vehicle’s tires.

A man than ran into the woods with RCMP officers in pursuit.

Mounties couldn’t find the man, whose body was found a month later submerged in a creek.

Susan Hughson, the team’s executive director, says an investigation has determined the Mounties were not responsible for the man’s death in any way.