RCMP in Manitoba say the body of a man who fled police last week in South Indian Lake has been found approximately five kilometres from the community.

Police say they were called about a disturbance at a home in South Indian Lake on Thursday, and they found a 26-year-old man who was outside and trying to get in.

They say he fled on foot and efforts to find him continued through the evening and the following day.

He was found dead late Friday, and police say they're investigating it as a death from exposure.