VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Ministry of Public Safety says it was unaware of the BC Coroners Service continuing a practice of attending certain death scenes remotely instead of in person after 2019.

Ministry spokeswoman Tasha Schollen said in a statement that the ministry's understanding was that in-person scene attendance had been "restored" six years ago, and it was discussing the situation with the service.

Her remarks came after a former coroner told The Canadian Press that two bodies went unnoticed at the Vancouver death scene of a third person in 2022 in part because the coroner attended remotely by phoning a police officer at the single-room occupancy apartment.

Former community coroner Sonya Schulz said the service stopped requiring coroners to physically attend certain scene

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