Police are asking the public for help in identifying a man who was apparently out for a jog late Tuesday morning when he collapsed and died.
The was found face down without a pulse by a passerby around 11 a.m. on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway near Woodroffe Avenue.
Police said the man was between 65 and 75, tanned, and appeared to be an avid jogger.
“Someone called 911 when they saw a man collapsed on the path, he was in full running gear,” said spokesperson J.P. Trottier. “He was vital signs absent so we began the resuscitative measures at scene and later pronounced deceased at hospital.”
The man was wearing a pair of red Nike running short, white New Balance running shoes and a white visor hat with the logo Jasper Park Lodge on the front.
Witnesses said the man runs in the area on a regular basis.
Anyone with information can call Ottawa police at 613-236-1222, ext. 2666.
