The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died following a fire in a park in Kamloops on March 31, 2015.

She was Heather Arlene Carr, aged 40, of Kamloops.

In the early morning hours of March 31, the Kamloops fire department was called to a fire in an enclosed rock structure in Riverside Park in Kamloops. They were able to rescue Ms. Carr from the fire. Preliminary indications are that Ms. Carr had set the blaze and then ended up in it accidentally.

Ms. Carr was transported to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops but succumbed to her injuries several hours later.

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

The family of Ms. Carr 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:

Barb McLintock
Coroner, Strategic Programs
BC Coroners Service
250 356-9253