Victoria police chief blames breakdown in communications after father found out about his loss from Google search
A breakdown in communications prevented an Alberta father learning about the death of his son eight months earlier, Victoria Police Chief Del Manak said Thursday.
Learning of Scott’s death that way was devastating, said the Stony Plain father, who went public in his search to find out why he wasn’t notified of Scott’s death. “I wanted to touch base and recognize what a terrible situation this was for the family. I also wanted to pass on my heartfelt condolences to the family for the loss of their son,” said the chief.
In Scott Grier’s case, Victoria police responded in a secondary role to assist paramedics trying to save him from a drug overdose. “And the coroner, at that stage, told our officer that the hospital would take care of the next-of- kin notification, that it would be done by a social worker at the hospital,” said Manak.“Eleven days later, we received a call from the coroner, who asked if we would send out a forensic identification officer to fingerprint the deceased and confirm the identity,” said Manak.
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