Police investigating suspicious death on B.C.’s Salt Spring Island

SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C. – Police are investigating the death of a man on Salt Spring Island, B.C.

RCMP say officers responded to reports of a fight early Friday morning and found two men performing CPR on an unresponsive man.

The 36-year-old man was taken to hospital, where he died.

Police say the incident appears to be isolated and no charges have been laid.

The Independent Investigations Office has also opened a probe into the death.

The police watchdog investigates all police-involved deaths and serious injuries.

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