A single-vehicle rollover caused the death of two men at the Moosomin First Nation Reserve access near Cochin Saturday evening.
At approximately 4:14 p.m., the Battlefords Rural RCMP detachment responded to a call regarding a four-door sedan losing control travelling west on a grid road. The sedan rolled into the Lehman Canal near Cochin, landing upside down in the water.
As a result of the rollover, two men aged 40 and 28 years old from Moosomin First Nation were pronounced deceased at the scene. STARS attended the scene to assist. WPD Ambulance paramedics assessed the two men and live-saving techniques were used, but the two men were pronounced dead at the scene.
WPD paramedic supervisor Clayton Lazar says, "WPD would like to thank Cochin fire for their efforts and assistance. Their actions were above and beyond the call of duty."
The 19-year-old female driver of Moosomin First Nation was not injured in the collision. The driver, Charnelle Swiftwolfe, is charged with two counts of impaired driving causing death, two counts of impaired operation over 80 mg per cent blood alcohol content causing death and one count of failing to comply with a probation order.
Swiftwolfe made her first court appearance Nov. 3 at Provincial Court in North Battleford. Swiftwolfe remains in custody and is due to appear again Nov. 5 for a scheduled show-cause hearing.
An RCMP Traffic re-constructionist was on the scene assisting in the investigation which is continuing to determine additional factors which contributed to this collision
Next of kin have been notified and the event remains under investigation. It is undetermined at this time if names will be released.
