The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died following an ATV incident near Kimberley on June 26, 2016.

She was Veronica Isabela Van Rookhuyzen, aged 34, of Kimberley.

Ms. Van Rookhuyzen was the operator of an ATV that was travelling on the decommissioned Lost Dog Forest Service Road, northeast of Kimberley on the afternoon of June 26, 2016, when she hit a water bar constructed for drainage and the ATV flipped. She was deceased at the scene.

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

Ms. Van Rookhuyzen’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.