Coronial
NSWother

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Luxing Li

Deceased

Luxing Li

Demographics

28y, male

Date of death

2017-10-18

Finding date

2019-04-03

Cause of death

unknown

AI-generated summary

This inquest concerned a 28-year-old man who disappeared on 18 October 2017 from the Skillion, a coastal cliff location known as a suicide site near Terrigal, NSW. The coroner found he died on or soon after that date in or near the waters at the Skillion, but could not establish the cause or manner of death. He had recently failed an accounting exam for the third time and sent a final text suggesting emotional distress, but had no documented mental health history. The coroner noted CCTV cameras and increased fencing have since been installed at the location. This case highlights limitations in determining death circumstances when bodies are not recovered and illustrates the ongoing impact on families when critical questions remain unanswered.

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Contributing factors

  • academic failure - third failure of accounting unit
  • stress related to examination performance
  • possible mental health crisis
  • environmental risk - Skillion cliff location known as suicide site
  • possible natural event such as cardiac event or fall

Coroner's recommendations

  1. Installation of CCTV cameras at the top of the Skillion and at its base, monitored at Gosford Police Station
  2. Increase in the height of the fence at the top of the Skillion to reduce suicide deaths at the location
  3. Police to obtain DNA sample from deceased's belongings for potential future identification
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