UPDATE: BC Coroners has identified the victim as Alysha Buzzeo, aged 28, of Sooke.
The BC Coroners Service is investigating a fatal fall at a popular park west of Victoria.
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Coroner Barb McLintock confirms the death occurred Saturday evening at Sooke Potholes Regional Park.
Officials with Sooke Fire and Rescue say the call came in at 8:20 p.m.
Lt. Chris McCrae describes the accident as a “long fall.”
He says the victim died at the scene.
A cause of the fall has not been determined but McLintock expects more information will be released later.
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