Abbotsford Police investigating possible teen 'date rape' drugging

Abbotsford police are investigating an incident involving two teen girls who may have been slipped the date-rape drug, GHB.

Two young women told police they were drinking near Matsqui Recreation Centre and skateboard park, which is in the 3100 block of Clearbrook Road.

It's believed the teens were there between 11 p.m. PT on Saturday July 30 and 1 a.m. PT on Sunday.

The 14 and 16-year-old girls toldpolice they somehow became separated.

That's when, according to police, a couple passing byfound the 16-year-old who appeared not onlyintoxicated, but possibly under the influence of drugsand gave her a ride home.

Her parents returned to the park, looking for the 14-year-old.

Both teens were taken to hospital, where staff ran tests todetermine ifGamma HydroxybutyrateorGHB one of the substances used as a "date rape drug"hadbeen ingested by the girls.Results of the testsare not yet available.

"The mystery is how one or both of them would have ended up ingesting GHB and so what we're trying to do is preclude the possibility that someone came upon them or met them there and maybe with ulterior motives slipped them some GHB with who knows what intentions," saidCost.Ian Macdonald ofAbbotsfordPolice.

Shawn Lecy, whose son oftenrides at the park, said it'susually busy with kids and teens from the neighbourhood.

"I've never heard of a problem here before, my son's never come home with any issues from here," he said.

Police are looking for the "Good Samaritan" who picked up the "upset andintoxicated" teen by the side of the road to help get her home.

Macdonald saysthe girls have only a foggy memory of what happened, and more information is needed before it becomes clear what exactly happened in this case.