By Jeff Sargeant

Man found dead in frozen slough west of Saskatoon

Nov 20, 2010 | 6:16 AM

paNOW Staff

A mysterious accident has left one man dead just west of Saskatoon.

Emergency responders arrived at the scene on a gravel road near the Cory Potash mine at around 4 pm Friday afternoon. A Ford Taurus had been spotted in a frozen slough on Gravel Road 3065 just north of Highway 7.

“A passing motorist observed the vehicle upside down in the slough and indicated it was already freezing around so indication was that the vehicle had been there for a little while already,” said RCMP Corporal Randy Wittig.

Police believe he may have gone off the road as early as Thursday afternoon. Rescuers arrived to find no traces of footprints in the snow. A look inside the vehicle found the 44-year old man dead.

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It's not known what led to car going into the slough, nor how the man died. His name has not been released.