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The Regina Police Service and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating the recent death of a 19-year-old woman in what they believe is a drug overdose.
According to a media release issued Thursday by the police, officers were dispatched just after 1 a.m., on March 11 to a house in the 1400 block of Elphinstone Street for a call of an unresponsive woman.
The woman was pronounced dead by paramedics shortly after police arrived. Her name isn’t being released.
On Thursday, police said expedited test results found fentanyl and carfentanyl in the woman’s system.
“There is still more investigation required before this case is concluded; however, the presence of these dangerous drugs is prompting a renewed warning to the Regina public about the consequences of illicit drug use,” the police release said. “Anyone who is an active user of illicit fentanyl or fentanyl analogs is in danger.”
People are reminded to call 911 if they see someone displaying the symptoms of an opioid overdose. Those may include: Slow or no breathing; gurgling, gasping or snoring; clammy, cool skin; and blue lips or nails.
Anyone with information that could help in the investigation of the woman’s death is asked to call Regina police at 306-777-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.