Authorities blocked off a section of Highway 22 west of Calgary after a body was discovered lying next to the roadway.

Cochrane RCMP say that the body was found in the ditch near the traffic circle on Highway 22.

“Investigators were notified of the recovery of a body this morning, early this morning. We sent investigators out to the scene. Evidence and information that was garnered at the scene leads us to believe that this, that the recovery of this body is likely related to the investigation into the triple murder on Monday,” said Acting Insp. Paul Wozney of the CPS Major Crimes Section.

Highway 22 between Highway 8 and Highway 1 was closed for a few hours to give police room to investigate.

“Forensic investigators are at the scene of where that body was recovered on Highway 22. I don’t want to speculate right now as to where that person may have been killed and moved or had been killed at that scene,” said Wozney. "Right now it's being treated as a suspicious death."

Police say an autopsy on the body will be conducted on Thursday.