Major Crime seeks information in suspicious death of Dayna Monk

Dayna Monk, 30, whose May 31 death is being investigated as suspicious by BC RCMP Major Crime. Police are seeking information about her activities, interactions or movements before her death.

Photo: BC RCMP

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BC RCMP Major Crime investigators are asking for information about the activities, interactions and movements of 30-year-old Dayna Monk before her death on May 31.

Fort St. James RCMP attended a residence in the 400-block of Stuart Drive that day to assist BC Emergency Health Services with a reported cardiac arrest. Despite life-saving efforts, Monk was pronounced dead.

Based on the information initially available to investigators, criminality was not believed to be a factor. RCMP said that following the results of an autopsy, the death was determined to be suspicious, and the BC RCMP Major Crime Unit assumed conduct of the investigation on June 10.

Police publicly identified Monk on Sept. 16 and appealed for anyone with information about her activities, interactions or movements before her death to come forward.

“Investigators are working to establish the circumstances surrounding Dayna’s death and are asking anyone who may have information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to come forward,” Insp. Robert Kurtz of BC RCMP Major Crime said.

RCMP did not disclose Monk’s cause of death or what information from the autopsy led investigators to determine the death was suspicious. The release does not identify a suspect or person of interest or report any arrests.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Cpl. Michael Lee of BC RCMP Major Crime at 778-290-2563.

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