A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man near Edmundston, N.B.

The RCMP were called to a cottage on Richard Road in Baker-Brook, N.B. Friday morning. Police found the body of a 46-year-old man outside the cottage when they arrived on scene.

Police secured the area and arrested a man in connection with the incident.

Investigators suspect foul play was involved in the man’s death and they are treating it as a homicide.

The accused was set to appear in Edmundston provincial court Friday afternoon to face charges in the man’s death.