Public Safety and Solicitor General
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identities of two young men who died in a motor vehicle incident in Chilliwack on Jan. 10, 2016.
The young men are Connor Dash and Gerritt Niessen, both aged 18, of Chilliwack, B.C.
Connor and Gerritt were travelling in a vehicle that was recovered from the Fraser River. Investigation suggests that their vehicle travelled off the roadway in the 46700 block of Ballam Road in the early morning hours of Jan. 10, 2016, overturning down an embankment and continuing into the river. Both young men were deceased at the scene.
The BC Coroners Service and Chilliwack RCMP continue to investigate the deaths.
The families of Connor and Gerritt have been notified of their deaths. On behalf of their family members, the BC Coroners Service asks that the media respect their privacy at this difficult time.
