FRIENDS MOURN OKOTOKS TEEN WHO DIED AFTER RAVE

The 19-year-old man who collapsed at a rave and died in hospital after
allegedly taking ecstasy over the weekend has been identified as
Zachary Lamb of Okotoks.

The teen was partying at the Frost 2009 rave at the Edmonton Event
Centre in West Edmonton Mall when he collapsed before 4 a.m. Sunday
and was rushed to hospital. He died about two hours later.

An autopsy was conducted yesterday, but toxicology tests are pending
to confirm the exact cause of death.

His three friends, two men and a woman in their 20s who were also
suspected of taking ecstasy, were treated in hospital and released.

During the course of investigations into Lamb's death, officers
located two Calgary men in their late teens or early 20s, and charged
them with manufacturing and possession of ecstasy, said police
spokesman Dean Parthenis.

"However, there is no indication at this time that there is a
connection to the ecstasy that the victim may have ingested,"
Parthenis said.

Friends of Lamb expressed condolences on a Facebook memorial page,
many of them reminiscing about playing sports and having fun on
camping trips.

"I'll never forget all the times we hung out and I'll especially never
forget playing ball with you in minus 40 degree weather to win that
provincial championship," wrote one friend, who called Lamb his best
friend throughout high school.

A memorial for Lamb will be held at Snodgrass funeral home in Okotoks
later this week.