WINNIPEG -- A 22-year-old woman was found dead in the Pukatawagan/Mathias Colomb Cree Nation Friday evening.

At 7:55 p.m., Pukatawagan RCMP responded to a report of a body found in a wooded area in the community.

Once on scene, officers located a 22-year-old female who was pronounced dead.

RCMP said they are treating the death as a homicide.

Pukatawagan RCMP, along with RCMP Major Crime Services, continue to investigate.

Pukatawagan is about 810 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.