The following is an RCMP Public Alert regarding dangerous drugs that they believe, preliminarily, may have cause a teenager’s death.
The RCMP wish to remind the public, and especially anyone who uses illegal drugs, that there are absolutely no quality controls in illegal drug production and therefore a drug could be tainted with dangerous substances, unknown to the user, which may cause injury or death. The drug is described as a small yellow pill with a “Mickey Mouse” design.
The RCMP investigation has determined indications that the use of Ecstasy, an illegal drug, may have been involved in this incident. In addition there is a possibility that this drug may have been dangerously tainted with additional chemicals and this may be a factor in the medical distress of the individuals.
Strathmore, Alberta — Male deceased following incident at Strathmore Skateboard Park
On Friday June 3, 2011 at approximately 4 pm the Strathmore Detachment of the RCMP attended to a complaint advising of two people displaying unusual and erratic behavior at the Strathmore Skateboard Park. Upon arrival the attending RCMP members identified that the subjects of the complaint, both males, were in serious medical distress and as a result were transported directly to the nearby Strathmore Hospital Emergency room.
Upon arriving at the hospital the condition of both individuals continued to deteriorate and they were treated by emergency hospital staff.
Despite the treatment one of the individuals, a 15-year-old male from Strathmore, passed away at the Strathmore Hospital shortly after arriving. The second person, a 19-year-old male also from Strathmore was transported by STARS Air Ambulance to a hospital in Calgary where he remains in stable condition under care.
The names of the involved individuals will not be released at this time.
The initial investigation undertaken by the RCMP does not show any indication that these individuals were the victims of a criminal act. An autopsy will be conducted as soon as possible in order to determine the cause of death.
The circumstances leading up to these events remain under investigation by the Strathmore RCMP and the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been advised as the deceased is considered to have been be in RCMP care/custody from the point of the arrival of the RCMP members on scene.
– submitted by Rural Crime Watch