(Submitted photo/ Gord Cowan)

By Nigel Maxwell

RCMP Investigation

“At this time, any type of foul play cannot be discounted or confirmed”: RCMP on store manager’s death

Sep 26, 2019 | 5:01 PM

The cause of a man’s death Monday in the Resort Village of Candle Lake remains unknown and there has been no timeline suggested by the RCMP when the small community may get some answers.

An autopsy was conducted Wednesday in Saskatoon on the body of Tom “Buck” Borson, but the results have not yet been released.

According to news release issued Thursday by the RCMP, “any type of foul play cannot be discounted or confirmed at this time without further investigation.” The Saskatchewan Coroners Service maintains carriage of the investigation as criminality has not been confirmed.

On Sept. 23, at approximately 12:50 p.m., Nipawin RCMP received the report of a deceased adult male at a residence in Candle Lake, near the Fisher Creek Trading Post.

On Wednesday, the store’s owner confirmed for paNOW the deceased male was store manager Tom “Buck” Borson. Gord Cowan said Borson was well liked in the community, and news of his death had upset a lot of people.

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