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Woman found dead in homeless encampment near I-5 has been identified

The Thurston County coroner has identified the woman who died in an encampment near Interstate 5 on April 1.
The Thurston County coroner has identified the woman who died in an encampment near Interstate 5 on April 1. Getty Images Getty Images/iStockphoto

The Thurston County Coroner has identified the woman who died in an encampment near Interstate 5 on Saturday, April 1.

Coroner Gary Warnock said the woman was Megan Brumfield, 33. The examination to determine the cause of her death will take place Tuesday, April 4.

Brumfield was found unconscious by emergency workers inside a tent in an encampment near southbound I-5 and Sleater Kinney Road. She was pronounced dead shortly after police arrived at the scene.

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
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