The Saskatchewan Health Authority is launching an investigation into the death of Allan Landrie after the 72-year-old was found dead in a locked room at Royal University Hospital.

Landrie was last seen entering Royal University Hospital at around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. On Wednesday, police announced they had located his body, roughly three days after his disappearance.

Family members contacted by CBC News said they want answers from authorities, but are focused on grieving and planning Landrie's funeral.

His death is not considered suspicious and the SHA said his body was found in a "publicly accessible area of the main floor of the hospital."



On Thursday afternoon, the SHA issued a statement from Andrew Will, vice-president of infrastructure, information and support, which offered condolences to Landrie's family. In the statement, Will said Landrie was not a patient, but was located at the hospital.

The health authority did not answer questions on whether the hospital made any immediate changes as a result of of the death. However, the statement noted the SHA is working to determine what happened at the facility, which has eight entrances and sees roughly 7,000 visitors come and go every day.

Allan Landrie, 72, can be seen at Royal University Hospital on Sept. 28, 2019 at around 1:30 p.m. in this photo from surveillance video released by Saskatoon police. Anyone with information about Landrie's whereabouts is asked to contact Saskatoon police or Crime Stoppers. (Submitted by Saskatoon Police Service)

"The SHA is conducting a thorough review over what occurred in our facility. We will also be supporting any review being done by the Coroner's Office," Will said in the statement.

"The SHA fully supported Saskatoon Police Service's missing person investigation. Our security officers worked closely with police upon confirmation that Mr. Landrie was seen entering RUH on surveillance video, which included a search of various locations through the 1.2 million square feet of space in RUH."

The authority didn't answer CBC's questions about why video surveillance failed to pinpoint Landrie's location inside a public area of the hospital.

The SHA said it would not disclose the location of surveillance areas for safety and security reasons, but noted it has provided Saskatoon police "full access" to video surveillance footage from the hospitals.

Bathrooms are cleaned on a daily basis, even over the weekend, the authority said. CBC asked the SHA if the bathrooms at RUH were cleaned as they were supposed to be, but the question was not addressed in the statement.

"Out of respect for the family and our ongoing review process, we will not be sharing any further details at this time," Will said in the statement.

Saskatoon Police Service said they won't be commenting further on the death.