Family of Ontario man who died after 911 call blocked from presenting to police board
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For more than a year, Rick Buerger and Christine Stark have been fighting for answers about the death of their brother Ralph in the Fonthill area of Niagara.
The family of an Ontario man who died after calling 911 have been told they can’t lay out their concerns to officials overseeing local police.
For more than a year, Rick Buerger and Christine Stark have been fighting for answers about the death of their brother Ralph in the Niagara area.
Early on the morning of Aug. 30, 2024, Ralph called 911, apparently to ask for emergency help, unable to speak in a call that lasted 35 seconds.
The call did not trigger a wellness check from police or paramedics, and Ralph, 59, was found dead in the morning.
Since that day, Rick and Christine have been trying to work out why the police didn’t check on their brother They’ve requested investigations and are asking for changes to the system to stop a similar situation from ever occurring again.
The pair have found their quest for answers from Niagara Regional Police frustrating, feeling that barriers have been erected to slow them at every turn.
Police previously told the family they would have to use freedom of information laws to access a copy of the recording of the 911 call their brother made. After questions from Global News, the call was eventually released.
Police also refused to give the family a copy of an investigation into the incident that cleared the call operator and police of making a mistake when Ralph died.
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