The victim, identified as Brittany A. Hicks, 23, of South Vienna, was pronounced dead at 10:05 a.m. Her cause of death is still pending, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
When police arrived, they spoke with the victim’s girlfriend who said they went down to the water around 11 p.m. on Saturday and were hanging out there all night drinking before falling asleep around 2 a.m.
“(The girlfriend) advised she woke due to hearing people coming down the river on canoes and attempted to wake (the victim). She advised (the victim) was unresponsive and would not wake up,” the report stated.
Officers found several alcohol bottles on the river, car keys, a wallet and two opened packages of Suboxone, which is used to treat opiate addiction, inside Hicks’ wallet, the report stated.
The girlfriend told police that Hicks was previously in rehab for an addiction to fentanyl.
The incident remains under investigation.
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