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Hypothermia suspected in death of Tofino woman found after heavy storm

“She was always a friendly person and she was a good person. It’s a sad thing.”
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Shannon Boothman, pictured here with her beloved dog Itska in 2020, is believed to have died of hypothermia in Tofino early Sunday morning.

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’s house during a heavy storm in Tofino on Saturday night and was discovered deceased in the early morning hours Sunday.

“Based 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,” Tofino RCMP detachment commander Sgt.

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Andrew Bailey

About the Author: Andrew Bailey

I arrived at the Westerly News as a reporter and photographer in January 2012.
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