Saskatoon police are investigating after the body of a 22-year-old woman was found on New Year's Day.

The woman was found dead on the 1500 block of 20th Street W. shortly after 10:30 a.m. CST on Sunday.

Major crime investigators are working with the Office of the Chief Coroner.

Police said an autopsy would take place but it had not been scheduled when the death was announced in a news release Sunday night.