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A mother's grief: Eleanor Roehl speaks up on death of son from addiction

The mother of a young man from Dillingham who died, she believes, from an opioid addiction, hopes his death can be an example for others.

KDLG's Dave Bendinger spoke with Eleanor Roehl, the mother of 26-year-old George Kase, who died of a heart attack in Anchorage on June 1. The interview originally aired onKDLG's  Bristol Bay and Beyond on Friday, July 3. Listen to that conversation below.