Mounties hope an autopsy today will reveal the identity of a body found near a culvert in the Chestermere area -- now the subject of a homicide investigation.

Staff Sgt. Patrick Webb said people out on quads near R.R. 281 and Inverlake Rd. on Monday afternoon noticed something suspicious and when they went to take a look, they made the grisly discovery.

Yesterday Calgary Search & Rescue crews scoured a large area for any other possible evidence.

An autopsy will be done today to identify the person and try to reveal what happened.

Sources said the body was wrapped in plastic.

The case is being investigated as a homicide, Webb said.

The body was likely near the mouth of the culvert for as long as a week or more, Webb said.

Webb also added that the police urge anyone who have seen anything suspicious in the area within the past week or 10 days to contact police or Crime Stoppers

He said it is too early to say whether the body is that of missing Calgary man Bradley Worobeck.

Please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 if you have any information related to the case.