Beloved Kamloops youth housing advocate McParland died of fentanyl overdose: coroner
KAMLOOPS — The coroners report into the death of Katherine McParland confirms the beloved Kamloops youth housing advocate died of a fentanyl-related drug overdose.
The report was completed by coroner Kristen Evanski and shared to CFJC Today by the B.C. Coroners Service.
It notes McParland was found by a friend on December 5, 2020, unresponsive in bed. Paramedics with the B.C. Ambulance Service tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate her and she was pronounced dead.


