VICTORIA – An overdose of cocaine and heroin killed Ashlie Gough, the 23-year-old Victoria woman who died at the Occupy Vancouver protest last weekend.
Owen Court, Metro Vancouver regional coroner, said Saturday that the investigation found that a mixture of the two drugs proved fatal.
Gough’s family have been told the cause of death, he said.
“We have indications from those close to her that Ashlie was a recreational user of illicit drugs,” Court said.
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“The use of cocaine and heroin, either independently or together, is very high-risk behaviour.”
The drugs would have been used shortly before she died at the protest site, Court said.
Gough arrived at Occupy Vancouver about one day before her death and was believed to be visiting friends for the weekend rather than taking part in the protest.
Gough grew up in Victoria. She had a passion for art, including body-piercing and tattooing, and loved to travel with her boyfriend, Kegan Munro.
Gough’s death added fuel to demands from some groups that the Occupy Vancouver and Victoria campsites be closed down for safety reasons.
Ashlie’s father, Tom Gough, and his partner, Glenda Mercer, live in Victoria. Her mother and 27-year-old sister, Tiffany, live in Red Deer, Alta.
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