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Coroner Identifies Kamloops Elder Mauled to Death by Dog

The BC Coroners Service has officially identified the woman who was mauled to death in Kamloops on Saturday.

Kamloops resident, Kathleen Green, aged 87, was found by a family member on the rural property where she lived at about 5:00 p.m. on January 30th. According to coroner Larry Marzinzik, evidence at the scene showed she had been attacked by a mixed-breed dog weighing about 60 pounds.

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Green had been feeding the dog while it was chained to a structure on the property. Green was pronounced dead at the scene. Green was a village elder with the Tk'emlups First Nation.

Information about a funeral service has yet to be released. RCMP and the coroners service continue to investigation the circumstances following Green's death.




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