By James Peters

Coroner finds death of Kamloops woman in Wells Gray park accidental

Feb 5, 2019 | 7:58 AM

WELLS GRAY PROVINCIAL PARK, B.C. — A coroner’s report into the death of a Kamloops woman in Wells Gray Provincial Park last summer found her death was accidental.

The report, released Tuesday, detailed the investigation into the death of 21-year-old Moraya Harrison.

The young woman died on June 13, 2018, after falling from the viewing area at Spahats Creek Falls, where she had been visiting with three friends.

In his report, coroner Andrew Cave reported one of Harrison’s friends was sitting on a one-metre high wooden fence railing.

Cave says Harrison jumped into her friend’s lap, causing them both to topple backwards over the fence.

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While the friend was able to grab some foliage to prevent a fall, Harrison was not.

The fall was approximately 120 to 150 metres.

There was no evidence of foul play in the incident.

A toxicological examination found alcohol, cocaine and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in Harrison’s blood, and that was listed as a contributing factor in her death.

Cave classified Harrison’s death as accidential and did not make any recommendations.