Death in police station cell prompts watchdog to open investigation RCMP say a man died while in police custody overnight Thursday, with the matter now referred to the province's serious-incident response team. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 18, 2020 2:52 PM NT | Last Updated: December 18, 2020 RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay took a man into custody Thursday evening, and he died while in a cell in the detachment, police say.(David Bell/CBC) The death of a man who had been in police custody in Happy Valley-Goose Bay has prompted a police watchdog to step in and request an external investigation of the incident.