A man who police state was attempting to avoid officers on Tuesday morning fell into the North Saskatchewan River and did not reappear.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is currently conducting an investigation.
In a news release, Edmonton police stated that officers attempted to halt a man on a bicycle for violating a bylaw near 93rd Street and 82nd Avenue at approximately 2:15 a.m.
Police indicated that officers activated their lights and instructed the man to stop, but he rode away on his bicycle into the ravine toward the Old Timers Cabin on Scona Road.
The man was observed on the south bank of the river just east of the Walterdale Bridge, police reported. Officers directed him to stop, but he leaped from the bank onto the river ice and drifted away from shore, according to police.
“He was pulled under the water moments later and has not been located,” EPS stated.
Police ground resources and firefighters are still searching. The Air1 police helicopter was also summoned.
Investigators are also working on identifying the man.
