The Prince George RCMP's serious crime section is investigating a suspicious death after the body of a dead man was found near the south end of Haldi Lake Road on Sunday morning.
The man has been identified as Ian Matthew Begg, 35, of Prince George.
A member of the detachment's general duty section found him at about 8:40 a.m.
"Although cause of death has yet to be determined, police are treating this investigation as a homicide," an RCMP statement issued on Monday said. "The detachment's serious crime and forensic identification sections have been called in."
A portion of Haldi Lake Road was closed as of Monday morning and was expected to remain closed for an extended period of time. RCMP is also asking anyone who had contact with Begg over the past several days to contact the detachment.
"Investigators are also interested in his habits and whereabouts during the same period of time," RCMP said.
Begg is described as Caucasian, five-foot-ten, 212 pounds, with brown hair and eyes.
According to court records, a warrant had been issued for Begg's arrest after he failed to appear in Prince George provincial court on July 8 for a first appearance on six charges from an April 5 incident.
The charges included dangerous driving, refusal to provide a breath sample, driving without a licence and willfully resisting a peace officer.
Anyone with information is asked to call Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), online at
www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca, or text CRIMES using keyword "pgtips."
