Family confirms Alberta man was found dead at recycling facility in England

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. – A Canadian has been identified as a man police in England found dead at a recycling facility, according to his family.

Brent Elsey says his nephew, Garrett Elsey of Sherwood Park, Alta., had only been in the UK a few hours when police in Bristol found his body on Thursday morning.

A BBC report says police are still working to establish the circumstances surrounding the death, and that officers searched stops where trucks collected bins for the facility.

Elsey, 22, had recently completed a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Ottawa’s Carleton University.

His uncle says Elsey was to begin a master’s degree in international security in Bristol.

Brent Elsey says police in the UK contacted the RCMP, who contacted the family.