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Police identify human remains found on the bank of the Red River

Winnipeg Police Service investigators have identified partial remains found on the bak of the Red River on August 7, 2020.

Investigators have determined that the remains belong to 42-year-old Wayne Leslie Melnychuk.

Wayne Leslie Melnychuk (File / WPS)

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Police believe that Melnychuk had gone into the river by his own choice sometime around April 12, 2020.

Melnychuk was the the subject of a Canada-wide warrant for manslaughter in connection to the death of 34-year-old Julie Racette on April 11, 2020.

© News4.ca 2020

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