Office of the Chief Coroner completes probe into death of First Nations man released from hospital – Tbnewswatch.com

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre met with the family and shared its own review with the coroner’s office.

THUNDER BAY — The Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario has completed an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a First Nations man in Thunder Bay in September 2019.

A spokesperson for the office says it remains in contact with the family, however the findings are not being made public.

The 19-year-old man died by apparent suicide hours after he was discharged from the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s leadership said a Lakehead University security guard found his body on university property adjacent to the hospital grounds.

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