Spiritwood RCMP stated that on March 26 at approximately 2 a.m., they received a report of an injured individual on a pathway on Pelican Lake First Nation.
Officers immediately responded and located an injured adult male who was declared deceased at the scene by EMS.
He has been identified as 29-year-old Kirk Thomas from Pelican Lake First Nation.
Mounties stated that the circumstances were suspicious and Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes took carriage of the investigation.
As a result of continued investigation, 32-year-old Craig Thomas from Pelican Lake First Nation was arrested at a residence in that community later in the day.
Thomas is charged with one count of manslaughter, and is scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court today.