Photo courtesy of villageofchristopherlake.com

A man accused of an October murder near Christopher Lake made his first court appearance on Thursday morning.

A day earlier, Mounties arrested Ryan Clark, 28, and charged him with second-degree murder.

The arrest follows a five-month investigation into the death of 37-year-old Chris Durocher.

Last October, RCMP received a call about an assault at a camper trailer parked on private property about five kilometers west of Christopher Lake.

The cause of death has not been released.

Clark is set to return to court in mid-March, and at this time is not scheduled to seek bail.