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 friendsa国际传媒檚 house during a heavy storm in Tofino on Saturday night and was discovered deceased in the early morning hours Sunday.
sa国际传媒淏ased 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,sa国际传媒� Tofino RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Colin Douglas confirmed in an email to the Westerly News.
Shannonsa国际传媒檚 father Ed Boothman told the Westerly that police called he and his wifesa国际传媒檚 home around 3 a.m. to advise the parents of the tragedy and he shared a letter he has sent to the Tofino RCMP detachment thanking a local officer for his professionalism.
sa国际传媒淚 understand he was off duty and we were so impressed at how he handled the call. He was patient and understanding and had much to say to give us comfort,sa国际传媒� Boothman wrote. sa国际传媒淗ats off to the great way this was handled by our RCMP.sa国际传媒�
A memorial for Shannon was held at the Tofino Legion on Wednesday morning, organized by her friend John Enns.
sa国际传媒淲e want people who cared about her and want to express their appreciation for her life to come and we will give them an opportunity to speak. Isa国际传媒檓 expecting that there might be quite a few,sa国际传媒� Enns told the Westerly. sa国际传媒淚 loved that gal. She was a good friend, always gave me a hug and she tried to do her bestsa国际传媒tsa国际传媒檚 a hard time for a lot of us.sa国际传媒�
He added Boothman had lived in Tofino for over 10 years and organizing the memorial shed light on just how well-liked she was in the community.
sa国际传媒淪he was a very giving person, very generous, very caring. She was really genuinely caring about people and animals,sa国际传媒� he said. sa国际传媒淭he people who have been here for a while, theysa国际传媒檙e sad. She was always a friendly person and she was a good person. Itsa国际传媒檚 a sad thing.sa国际传媒�
Ed Boothman said he would not be able to travel to Tofino, but shared a letter he had sent to be read during the memorial, explaining that Shannonsa国际传媒檚 love of animals and nature began early in her childhood and stayed with her.
sa国际传媒淥ur family loved nature and we were camping at least every other weekend while she was growing up. I am sure this had a lot of influence on her love of nature,sa国际传媒� he wrote. sa国际传媒淪he discovered the beauty of our west coast and was soon living there. As her father, I told her I admired her living in Canadasa国际传媒檚 paradise.sa国际传媒�
He thanked the community for loving his daughter.
sa国际传媒淚 am not sure any of us could have done much to change this but on behalf of our family, I would like to thank everyone in the community who was there to help her and give her their love and understanding,sa国际传媒� he wrote.
andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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