A B.C. senior is dead following a tragic accident in Blaine, Wash., on Sunday.
Blaine police have identified the 87-year-old victim as Eleanor Lenzner, who they said drowned after accidentally driving down a boat ramp.
Sgt. Michael Munden with the Blaine Police Department said Lenzner had apparently become disoriented while trying to drive to North Vancouver, where she intended to move in with her sister.
Munden said Lenzner appears to have followed a dead-end street that turns into a boat ramp at Drayton Harbour, and became trapped in the water at low tide.
“We don’t know if she was trying to get out of the water or get out of the car and was unable to, just because there was too much water against the door,” he said.
“We’ll probably never really know for sure, but she went into the water at low tide and then when the high tide came, she drowned.”
Munden said Lenzner’s vehicle was later discovered by a couple attempting to launch their boat, who then phoned 911.
He said Lenzner’s son had been notified, and helped investigators piece the tragedy together.
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