This morning Swan River RCMP responded to a report of a house fire on 4th Avenue in the community of Bowsman.
When officers arrived on the scene they were told by family members that the homeowner may still be inside.
Firefighters arrived and began to put out the fire before being able to enter and locate a 51-year-old male who was pronounced dead on the scene.
There were no other injuries reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Swan River RCMP, the Office of the Fire Commissioner, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the RCMP Forensic Identification Services.
