Two Iqaluit youths killed in unrelated accidents

Kenneth Kilabuk, 14, died this past weekend from injuries he sustained in a snowmobile accident on April 11.

The teen, who lived in Garden Hill, Ont., was visiting Iqaluit for Toonik Tyme. He was snowmobiling behind the Baffin Regional Hospital at about 10 a.m. when he drove into a guide wire near a utility pole.

He was transferred to an Ottawa hospital where he died from head and neck injuries the next day.

Sgt. Greg Bursey said Kilabuk was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
Bursey said the investigation is continuing but he does not expect to lay charges in connection with the death.

Sheila Mathewsie, 4, died the same day after she was struck by an Iqaluit sewer truck while crossing Apex Road near Happy Valley.

A witness told police the little girl ran into the roadway sometime around noon.

“The investigation is continuing. No charges have been laid and I can’t comment if they are going to be laid or not,” Bursey said.

Memorial services for both children were held this week.