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77-4305

CORONERS ACT 4
(Sec, 7, Subsees. (3) and (4))
(Coroner's Report Form of Inquiry) . . SEP { { 1978

_New Westmh ster District BC

August 30th 19 78,

Report of INQUIRY as to Cause of Death of

‘Gregory Mark TINGEY (MASON)

Pronounced Dead:

Age...23 YF * sex . ene en. Biethplace...... Hamittons Ontarso nat of death Novembez 11,1977,

Nationality. Canad/ an Race White

R Emergency Department, Reyal Columbian Hospital, xeported death of fuvenil
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subject!s..arrival.to heapital _ -
INVESTIGATION:....Conatable R.Da Iaas..RCaMP...Comitlam Detachment,
reports the following: At approximately 0445 hr., 10th November, 1977,
Serre ee SGtS Barnes, “Cots es BALL; Malanovia and Davis attended the: ‘Coquitlan
River. Bridga..on_Lougheed iighway...Port Coquitien, following.report of
@ possible drowning. It. was ascertained at the scene that four boys ware
oer" GN thelr way to Hastings Irv-see. “Schoo Three of tha bogs “crossed the
Coquitlam. River.near. Mitchener Avenue... ‘As.they. waded. about. halfway
aye ‘ ; across, subject was swept away by the cunrent. It was estimated that
sere the xiver hada “swollen two: “to three feat’ Atte: “lecattion “due to recent
Foont-by:— rainfall, Innediately. tha. Brea bobeadn Kitchener. and. the bridge was
Postmortem: hadi searchod by the police and memherrtof tha, Port Cecuitiam Fire Department. —
Morten) ANOINES... pert ce- wore than statinned at” ch Kingewayrnr tage ‘and also" the bridges

ware used on ‘the river, supplied. by the Port ‘Coquitlam rire ‘Department,
and” turs Zodtacs “wupplied by ‘the Cayultiam Search and-“Rescaueand Essondale
Fire. Dapartment}. ... Searchine dy the. boats and men was negative, . The two.
dog masters from GCoquitian R.C.M.P. searched the aren on hoth sides of th:
Following three hours of intensive searchs
the body was still not recovered. At_1500 hr zt ing team
attended the scene; negative results.

November 11, 1977: A four-man diving team from L.M.D. and Constable
- Malanovi ch fre Coquitlam: Detachnent ; “Located the ‘body submerged in the.
“Koumdsreter.............. Coquitlam River, 200 yards. from the intersection of Westwood Avenue and
asrot tecenst gy ousheed Highway on the east pide of tha river,
Address oftextof-kin.On interviewing. the. three witnesses: David Freeman; Michael Standish;
and Dale Browett; they advised that at approximately 0815 hr. Freeman hac
crossed tha bridge and started walking along the path-on the west side of
the xiver. Freeman observed Browett and Standish crossing the xrivor on
foot. The two crossed safely but Browett almost got swept away dSecause
~of-the current.---At-approxinately-0825-hr--subject ‘arrived on-the east
sida of the river. Freeman and Browett yalled across to subject to go
around because of tha strong current. Subject went downstream 20 to 30 1.
Subject rolled up his pant
109s and started to cross. The three boys were still. yelling to subject
not to cross. Subject got ‘to the middle of the xivor where the current
vcowan- strongest; appeared: to hava trouble keeping his -footing and subjact
yelled for help. Browott removed hin jacket, dropped his boots and
antered the water. Browett got te within 7 to 10 feet of subject when
subject: lost-his--footing-and fell into the water, being than: carried
GCownatroam, Sta an ly ».& house nearby for help.

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Note.—Depositions or statements of witnesses (if any) to be attached to this form.