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 friend害羞草研究所檚 house during a heavy storm in Tofino on Saturday night and was discovered deceased in the early morning hours Sunday.
害羞草研究所淏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,害羞草研究所� Tofino RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Colin Douglas confirmed in an email to the Westerly News.
Shannon害羞草研究所檚 father Ed Boothman told the Westerly that police called he and his wife害羞草研究所檚 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.
害羞草研究所淚 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,害羞草研究所� Boothman wrote. 害羞草研究所淗ats off to the great way this was handled by our RCMP.害羞草研究所�
A memorial for Shannon was held at the Tofino Legion on Wednesday morning, organized by her friend John Enns.
害羞草研究所淲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. I害羞草研究所檓 expecting that there might be quite a few,害羞草研究所� Enns told the Westerly. 害羞草研究所淚 loved that gal. She was a good friend, always gave me a hug and she tried to do her best害羞草研究所t害羞草研究所檚 a hard time for a lot of us.害羞草研究所�
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.
害羞草研究所淪he was a very giving person, very generous, very caring. She was really genuinely caring about people and animals,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淭he people who have been here for a while, they害羞草研究所檙e sad. She was always a friendly person and she was a good person. It害羞草研究所檚 a sad thing.害羞草研究所�
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 Shannon害羞草研究所檚 love of animals and nature began early in her childhood and stayed with her.
害羞草研究所淥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,害羞草研究所� he wrote. 害羞草研究所淪he discovered the beauty of our west coast and was soon living there. As her father, I told her I admired her living in Canada害羞草研究所檚 paradise.害羞草研究所�
He thanked the community for loving his daughter.
害羞草研究所淚 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,害羞草研究所� he wrote.
andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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