On August 22, 2022, at approximately 4:25 pm, Dauphin RCMP responded to a report of a house fire located at a residence in the community of Ethelbert, Manitoba.
Once the fire was brought under control and extinguished, firefighters entered the home and located a woman who was pronounced deceased.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Dauphin RCMP, along with Major Crime Services, RCMP Forensic Identification Services and the Office of the Fire Commissioner continue to investigate.
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On August 21, 2022, at approximately 10:45 pm, Russell RCMP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 45 at the intersection with Road 151 W, located three kilometres east of Angusville.
The preliminary investigation has discovered that a westbound vehicle, driven by a 24-year-old male from Long Plain First Nation, attempted to make a left hand turn onto Road 151 W when it was struck by an eastbound pickup truck, being driven by a 54-year-old male from the RM of Mossey River.
The 24-year-old male driver, who suffered non-life threatening injuries, was taken to hospital. A 22-year-old female passenger, from Waywayseecappo First Nation, was pronounced deceased on scene.
The male driver and female passenger of the pickup truck suffered non-life threatening injuries and were taken to hospital.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the collision.
A RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist and the RCMP Criminal Collision Investigation Team are assisting with the ongoing investigation.
