Coroner's Finding: Tetley, Andrew Jason
Deceased
Andrew Jason Tetley
Demographics
35y, male
Date of death
1992-05-24
Finding date
2015-11-24
Cause of death
Drowning
AI-generated summary
Andrew Jason Tetley, a 35-year-old fisherman, died by drowning in May 1992 after attending a party at Falmouth, Tasmania. He left the party around 1:00-1:30am to return to his moored fishing boat by dinghy, without wearing a lifejacket. Scrape marks on his boat hull and a paint-stained shoe found nearby suggest he fell from the dinghy while attempting to board his boat. The body was never recovered. Clinical lessons include the importance of water safety precautions (lifejackets/PFDs) particularly when fatigued or after alcohol consumption, and recognizing drowning risk in individuals with respiratory conditions like asthma. This case underscores basic prevention through mandatory safety equipment use near water.
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Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- Absence of lifejacket or personal flotation device
- Alcohol consumption prior to water activity
- Fatigue from late-night party
- Difficulty boarding boat from dinghy
- History of asthma
- Conflicting accounts of swimming ability
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