Sudden deaths, hazardous substance alert rattle Battlefords community
Global News
A warning for Battlefords residents to not consume any unknown beverages or liquid substances was issued because of the safety risk to residents.
Battlefords, Sask., RCMP has now confirmed two sudden deaths in the area sparked the investigation alongside the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service into a report of a possibly hazardous liquid beverage/substance.
A warning to not consume any unknown beverages or liquid substances was issued because of the safety risk to residents.
With few details able to be shared in the preliminary stages of the investigation, many residents in the Battlefords are on edge.
“I’ve heard it on the radio the last couple of days and it’s very scary, but there’s a lot of scary things happening these days,” said Battleford resident Mary Scherman.
The Ministry of Health released a hazardous substance alert this week but cannot confirm whether it is connected with the deaths under investigation.
The RCMP have said they do not have specific descriptors of the substance to provide at this time.
The rise in toxic drug deaths in Saskatchewan has led some to speculate the deaths came from a contaminated drug or homemade alcohol.
“Hopefully they’ll figure something out and take some other people off the streets that are facilitating this stuff, you know, like stop the source and increase the beds and … the addiction services,” says Battleford resident Lyndon Tootoosis.
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