Victims' families say low autopsy rate depriving them of answers
B.C.'s autopsy rate has steadily declined over the course of a decade while toxic drug deaths mount. Medical examiners says the province could be missing out on crucial public health information because of it.
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![Gregory Sword, whose 14-year-old daughter Kamilah died of an apparent drug overdose is pictured in Port Coquitlam, Monday February 26, 2023. Gregory Sword, whose 14-year-old daughter Kamilah died of an apparent drug overdose is pictured in Port Coquitlam, Monday February 26, 2023.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7129887.1709235586!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/autopsy-shortage.jpg)
B.C.'s autopsy rate has steadily declined over the course of a decade while toxic drug deaths mount. Medical examiners says the province could be missing out on crucial public health information because of it.