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Troopers Release Identity Of Teenage Quinhagak Girl Dead After Apparent Heroin Overdose

Adrian Wagner
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KYUK

Authorities have released the name of the teenager who died of an apparent heroin overdose in Quinhagak this week and say they are still investigating. Jamie Roberts, age 19, was pronounced dead on Monday evening after more than two hours of resuscitation efforts. Robert’s body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner for autopsy. WAANT, the Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team, is in charge of the investigation. Two men also overdosed that night and were medevaced to Bethel for treatment. Both have been discharged. A fourth overdose was treated on site.

Anna Rose MacArthur served as KYUK's News Director from 2015-2022.