A group of seven-year-old girls have discovered a body behind their elementary school in Port Coquitlam, B.C.

One of the parents of an Irvine Elementary School student said the group of girls were playing near a fence along the school grounds, when they found the body of a man.

Police immediately came to the scene to investigate, but students were allowed to finish their school day.

A letter sent out to parents said the body had likely been at that location since the weekend.

RCMP have not released the name or any information on the man, but have said he was in his late 30′s.