The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died after a motor vehicle incident near Beaverdell on Oct. 25, 2012.

She was Sharlene Gayle Johnston, aged 46, of Grand Forks.

Ms. Johnston was the driver and sole occupant of a vehicle that was involved in a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 33 about three kilometres south of Beaverdell on the evening of Oct. 25.

The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.

The family of Ms. Johnston has been notified of her death. On behalf of family members, the BC Coroners Service asks that the media respect their privacy at this difficult time.

For further information, please contact:

Larry Marzinzik

Regional Coroner, Interior Region

BC Coroners Service

250 861-7429

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