How Did Kyle Sohn Die? Family calls for review into UBC student’s Death

Multiple calls to 911, an agonizing wait, and a family left in mourning.

In this exclusive report, CityNews looks into a University of British Columbia (UBC) student’s final hours in a dorm room last year, with his family believing this was a preventable death.

Kyle Sohn, a second-year student, entered medical distress on the morning of Nov. 14.

Phone records indicate he called 911 twice through his Apple watch, though was seemingly unable to communicate when they picked up.

First, he called at 7:33 a.m., and then again roughly half an hour later.

In both cases, staff with ECOMM, the agency which provides 911 dispatch services, say they attempted to call him back. However, help was not sent because dispatchers, couldn’t hear anything initially and their attempts to return his calls went to voicemail.

After the second call, other dorm residents became concerned. They say they heard vomiting coming from Sohn’s room at periods between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.

They say they knocked on the door and tried to get Sohn to open it, but he didn’t respond.

Sohn’s door couldn’t be opened due to UBC policy

At 9:30 a.m., residents say they spoke with a UBC Residence Life Manager over the phone, asking for Sohn’s door to be opened.

But according to roommate Prince Fox, the life manager said he could not or would not open the door, citing a UBC policy.

“He called back, (and) told us to call the police,” Fox said. “I asked him again if he would be willing to open up the door and we were really concerned. He just told us to call the police.”

Simon Busemeyer was there at the time and believes staff at UBC had the right to open Sohn’s door given the level of concern.

“The information about Kyle’s 911 calls [is] kind of concerning because we didn’t see police until after we made the call,” said Busemeyer, a student who was in the dorm at the time, adding they were surprised police weren’t initially dispatched. “And also, we didn’t see any action on UBC’s part, even though police need them anyways to open the door.”

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