Released on October 13, 2006
An inquest into the death of Jeremy Fleury and Blair Redwood will be held on December 4th, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. at the Community Hall in Biggar, Saskatchewan.Mr. Fleury, aged 20 years, and Mr. Redwood, aged 19 years, died on September 26th, 2004. A Canadian National freight train near Landis, Saskatchewan struck and killed both individuals.
Section 19 (d) of The Coroners Act, 1999, states that an inquest is necessary to educate the public about dangerous practices or conditions to avoid preventable deaths.
In addition to establishing who died, when and where the individual died and the medical cause of death, the coroner's jury may make recommendations to prevent similar deaths in the future. Inquests are open to the public.
Coroner Alma Wiebe, Q.C. of Saskatoon will preside at the inquest.
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