Sask. Serious Incident Response Team notified of death investigation
On July 31, 2024 at approximately 6:30 p.m., Ponteix RCMP was called to assist Emergency Medical Services with an individual requiring medical assistance at a residence in Ponteix, Saskatchewan.
An RCMP officer responded immediately and located an adult male who required medical care. He was taken into custody under the Mental Health Services Act for the officer to provide first aid. The adult male went into medical distress and officers removed the male from police custody to provide further medical assistance.
EMS arrived on scene and took over medical care of the adult male. The adult male was later pronounced deceased by EMS at the scene. His family has been notified.
The Saskatchewan RCMP will examine the circumstances surrounding the death of the adult male due to his interactions involving police. An autopsy will be conducted by the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service As required by The Police Act, 1990, Saskatchewan RCMP notified the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) and SIRT is monitoring the notification.
