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'It was like an animal trap': homeless woman's death in clothing donation bin spurs calls for change

A woman in her 30s has died after getting stuck in a used clothing donation bin on Vancouver’s west side early Monday morning — prompting a call to make used item receptacles safer.

Saskia Wolsak was one of several neighbours who tried to help the homeless woman who got stuck. 

“If this were a stroller or this were a car, [these donation bins] would be recalled,” Wolsak said. “This cannot be what these charities actually want.”  

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Wolsak lives near the West Point Grey Community Centre where the woman died. She said she woke up at about 4 a.m. when she heard a man shouting, “Somebody

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This story was originally published on CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/homeless-woman-death-clothing-donations-bin-1.4759035?cmp=rss.

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