The RCMP are investigating the sudden death of a 66-year-old man from Jacquet River, N.B.

Police say the man was last seen by his family on Monday and reported missing on Tuesday.

A few hours after he was reported missing, police discovered the man’s body on the shore of the Baie des Chaleurs in Jacquet River.

An autopsy has been ordered to help determine the cause of death but police say foul play is not suspected.

The man’s name will not be released, at the request of his family.