Manitoba woman found in medical distress outside home did not die from exposure, autopsy says
Autopsy of 50-year-old Pinaymootang woman finds her death wasn't caused by exposure or injuries
The autopsy of a 50-year-old woman, who died in hospital after she was found outside her home in medical distress, has found that she did not die of exposure or any physical injuries, police say.
RCMP received a request for help at a home on Main Market Road in Pinaymootang First Nation, more than 200 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg in the Interlake area, on Jan. 31 at 8:50 p.m.
Officers were told the woman was found outside her home in medical distress and needed immediate medical attention, police said in a news release on Tuesday.
When police arrived at the home, emergency medical services were working to help the woman. She was taken to hospital, where she died shortly before 1 a.m.
While police have not named the woman, her family has previously identified her as April Woodhouse and said she was found lying outside on the doorstep of a home belonging to a close relative.
The autopsy was conducted over the weekend of Feb. 9 and the cause of death remains under investigation by Gypsumville RCMP and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which are waiting for further test results, the news release said.