A Whitehorse man has died at the territory's drug and alcohol detoxification centre, the Yukon's coroner said today.

The 34-year-old man was first picked up at 7:25 Sunday evening, by ambulance attendants responding to a complaint of an intoxicated male, chief coroner Sharon Hanley told the Star today.

On the way to Whitehorse General Hospital, the man "became combative,” according to her information, and the RCMP were called.

The man was arrested and taken to the drunk tank, but eight hours later, at 2:42 a.m., was once again on his way to the hospital.

"It was noted he was sweating, complaining of shortness of breath and just wasn't feeling well,” Hanley said of why the ambulance was called.

He also had some pain in his left clavicle, as well as cuts and bruising on his face, she added.

The man was treated at the hospital, the coroner reported, then released into the care of the detox centre, located in the Sarah Steele Building on Fourth Avenue .

A little over six hours later, the man was found "unresponsive” in his bed, Hanley said. He was pronounced dead at 10:50 a.m. at the detox centre.

The coroner is not releasing the deceased man's name as she has not yet spoken to his family.

No cause of death has been determined.

The man's body will be sent to Vancouver for an autopsy this week, Hanley said.

This morning, an RCMP spokesman said he would be releasing more information on the incident in the coming days.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Social Services, which runs the detox centre, said this is the first time a person has died at the centre.

The Sarah Steele Building houses the territory's short-term detox services, as well as the 28-day, live-in addiction treatment program.

It is the only facility of its kind in the Yukon.