As of 1:45 pm today, officers already had responded to 20 heat-related sudden deaths.
“We’ve never seen anything like this, and it breaks our hearts. If you have an elderly or vulnerable family member, please give them a call or stop by to check on them,” said Sergeant Steve Addison in a statement.
#VPDNews: Vancouver Police are redeploying dozens of officers and are pleading for people to only call 9-1-1 during emergencies, as heat-related deaths have depleted front-line resources and severely delayed response times throughout the city. https://t.co/vjlLB9YmO2pic.twitter.com/VqkE7juEtP
Responding to sudden death calls is not a new phenomenon for the VPD. They typically respond to about three or four sudden death calls per day.
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