Prince George, B.C. – Police have deemed the tragedy last spring that claimed the lives of two Prince George teenagers at Kwitzil Lake a homicide and a suicide.

“This Criminal Code investigation has been extensive and involved many aspects including forensic evidence analysis, a vehicle inspection, multiple interviews and autopsies which included toxicology testing,” says RCMP Corporal Craig Douglass.

“The investigation was hampered due to the high amounts of rumours and speculation on both traditional and social media that began just after the vehicle entered Kwitzil Lake and continued for days. Police were challenged to filter through this information in order to locate and validate the facts. Those facts have brought this investigation to conclusion.”

He says based on all the information gathered, investigators have determined that the actions of the male driver led to his own death and the death of the female passenger.

The tragedy, which occurred on May 18th, claimed the lives of 19 year old Craig Allen Wood and 17 year old Kendall Gabriella Catherine Moore.