Vernon woman’s body found in cart wheeled into park, RCMP deem death ‘suspicious’

A woman’s decease successful Vernon’s Polson Park is presently considered suspicious, Mounties say.

Around 10:30 a.m. connected Monday, nan woman’s assemblage was recovered successful a ample grey integrative cart pinch wheels successful nan parking batch adjacent nan tennis courts successful Polson Park successful nan 2600-block of Highway 6 successful Vernon.

“Although a afloat determination surrounding immoderate criminality has not yet been made, nan circumstances of her decease are considered suspicious successful quality astatine this time,” Const. Chris Terleski said.

The female was identified arsenic Christina (Tina) Louise MacKenzie, 40, a resident of Vernon,  Terleski said successful a property release.

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Police are releasing nan personality of nan unfortunate and a banal photograph of nan cart and are asking for nan public’s thief pinch advancing nan investigation.

Investigators want to speak to anyone pinch accusation astir Mackenzie’s whereabouts aliases activities from Saturday to Monday, aliases anyone who saw nan cart being moved anyplace adjacent Polson Park earlier 10:30 a.m. connected Monday. They’re besides looking for dash cam aliases information video.

Contact nan Vernon North Okanagan RCMP astatine 250-545-7171 and quote record #2024-12707 if you person information.