Foul play is not suspected in the death of a Tofino woman who is believed to have died of hypothermia early Sunday morning.
Shannon Boothman is believed to have been walking to a friendB次元官网网址檚 house during a heavy storm in Tofino on Saturday night and was discovered deceased in the early morning hours Sunday.
B次元官网网址淏ased on the preliminary investigation, the death was deemed non-suspicious and the coroner has taken conduct of the matter, as is the usual practice involving non suspicious deaths,B次元官网网址� Tofino RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Colin Douglas confirmed in an email to the Westerly B次元官网网址.
ShannonB次元官网网址檚 father Ed Boothman told the Westerly that police called he and his wifeB次元官网网址檚 home around 3 a.m. to advise the parents of the tragedy and he shared a letter he has sent to the Tofino RCMP detachment thanking a local officer for his professionalism.
B次元官网网址淚 understand he was off duty and we were so impressed at how he handled the call. He was patient and understanding and had much to say to give us comfort,B次元官网网址� Boothman wrote. B次元官网网址淗ats off to the great way this was handled by our RCMP.B次元官网网址�
A memorial for Shannon was held at the Tofino Legion on Wednesday morning, organized by her friend John Enns.
B次元官网网址淲e want people who cared about her and want to express their appreciation for her life to come and we will give them an opportunity to speak. IB次元官网网址檓 expecting that there might be quite a few,B次元官网网址� Enns told the Westerly. B次元官网网址淚 loved that gal. She was a good friend, always gave me a hug and she tried to do her bestB次元官网网址tB次元官网网址檚 a hard time for a lot of us.B次元官网网址�
He added Boothman had lived in Tofino for over 10 years and organizing the memorial shed light on just how well-liked she was in the community.
B次元官网网址淪he was a very giving person, very generous, very caring. She was really genuinely caring about people and animals,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭he people who have been here for a while, theyB次元官网网址檙e sad. She was always a friendly person and she was a good person. ItB次元官网网址檚 a sad thing.B次元官网网址�
Ed Boothman said he would not be able to travel to Tofino, but shared a letter he had sent to be read during the memorial, explaining that ShannonB次元官网网址檚 love of animals and nature began early in her childhood and stayed with her.
B次元官网网址淥ur family loved nature and we were camping at least every other weekend while she was growing up. I am sure this had a lot of influence on her love of nature,B次元官网网址� he wrote. B次元官网网址淪he discovered the beauty of our west coast and was soon living there. As her father, I told her I admired her living in CanadaB次元官网网址檚 paradise.B次元官网网址�
He thanked the community for loving his daughter.
B次元官网网址淚 am not sure any of us could have done much to change this but on behalf of our family, I would like to thank everyone in the community who was there to help her and give her their love and understanding,B次元官网网址� he wrote.
andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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