Saskatoon police say a group of people out for a walk in Saskatoon early Sunday morning came across a man's dead body.

The people were walking on a trail in Victoria Park when they found the body and called the police.

Officers responded to the park on Spadina Crescent West. They say the man's body was found near the river and close to a skateboarding area.

Detectives are working to find out how the man died. Police have not released any further details about him. An autopsy has been ordered.