Autopsy finds cold cause of death

Police have declared alcohol was a “significant” factor in the freezing death of a Canadian Ranger in Qikiqtarjuaq last year.

Jassie Kooneeliusie’s body was found beside the Northern store on Dec. 22. after he went missing for about three days.

Autopsy results were released last week. They list cold exposure, as the cause of death, with “ethanol intoxication” as a significant contributing factor.