The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died following a motor vehicle incident near Westbridge on Sept. 15, 2013.

She was Margaret Arnet McMurtrie, aged 85, of Grand Forks.

Ms. McMurtrie was the driver and sole occupant of a car that was involved in a single-vehicle motor vehicle incident on Highway 33 near Westbridge, a small community north of Rock Creek, in the early afternoon hours of Sept. 15. The car left the highway and rolled into a ditch. Ms. McMurtrie was deceased at the scene.

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

The family of Ms. McMurtrie 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