A Metro Vancouver teenager has died after a suspected fentanyl overdose Saturday night.

Two teenage boys, ages 16 and 17, are believed to have purchased and consumed fake Oxycontin known as “fake 80’s,” according to a Vancouver Police Department release.

Police said the pair lost consciousness in Vancouver’s Shelley Park after taking the drug.

Both young men were rushed to Children’s Hospital, where the 16-year-old recovered and was released. The 17-year-old was on life support, and police confirmed his death Monday morning.

The victim has been identified as Jack Bodie, a high school student in Burnaby heading into grade 12. Friends tell CTV News that Bodie was “a nice guy, and very outgoing”, as well as a soccer and hockey star.

Police said the fake pills were green in colour and had the number 80 on them, but reminded the public that fentanyl can be found in many forms and is often mixed with other drugs. 

The painkiller is 50 to 100 times more toxic than morphine, and has been linked to many recent overdose deaths, police said. Bodie’s death comes after several fentanyl warnings that have been issued in the last several weeks.

RCMP is investigating the possible link between fentanyl and the death of a 31-year-old North Vancouver man on Friday.

The man was found in distress by a family member, who called police. Despite efforts to resuscitate the man, he died at the scene.

Police say further investigation has revealed a suspected link to the opiate-based drug fentanyl, and are warning the public to be careful.

The BC Coroner’s Office has recorded an explosion in fentanyl deaths, with numbers jumping from 15 deaths in 2012 to 55 in 2014. At least 55 people have died from the drug so far in 2015.