Public Safety and Solicitor General
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died after a motor vehicle incident near Summerland on Jan. 4, 2016.
She is Elena Sagario Holly, aged 42, of Summerland.
Ms. Holly was the driver and sole occupant of a car that was travelling southbound on Highway 97 near Summerland shortly after noon on Jan. 4, 2016, when it left the roadway and entered Okanagan Lake. Ms. Holly was rescued from the lake about one-half hour later and transported immediately to hospital in Penticton. However, she was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at hospital.
The BC Coroners Service and RCMP Traffic Services continue to investigate this death.
Ms. Holly’s family has been notified of her death. On behalf of family members, the BC Coroners Service requests that the media respect their privacy during this difficult time.
