The family of a British Columbia university executive who died suddenly last month says the death was caused by an accidental overdose.

Relatives of Christopher Seguin say in a statement that the 39-year-old man was taken to hospital following an overdose in his hotel room in Victoria and died Sept. 22.

Seguin was vice-president of advancement at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops.

The institution initially reported he had been admitted to hospital with a critical illness.

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Seguin, who was born in Pinawa, Man., leaves a wife and two young sons.

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A celebration of Seguin香蕉视频直播檚 life will be held in Kamloops on Oct. 14. (CFJC)

The Canadian Press