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RCMP investigating death of UBC Okanagan student

RCMP investigating death of UBC Okanagan student | iNFOnews.ca
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KELOWNA – Both the RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are looking into the death of a UBC Okanagan student in Kelowna last night.

Gurpreet Gavin Singh Dhaliwal, 21, of Kelowna was visiting friends at a home off campus when he went into medical distress around 9:30 p.m., Feb. 21.

His friends called 911 but Dahliwal could not be resuscitated, according to a media release from the coroners service.

He lived in residence at the university campus.

The cause and manner of death are under investigation by the RCMP and the coroners service.

To contact a reporter for this story, email John McDonald at jmcdonald@infonews.ca or call 250-808-0143. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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