Coroner's Finding: Bradshaw, Luke
Deceased
Luke Andrew Bradshaw
Demographics
39y, male
Date of death
2014-06-27
Finding date
2016-03-21
Cause of death
drowning
AI-generated summary
Luke Andrew Bradshaw, a 39-year-old truck driver from Hobart, drowned in Prince of Wales Bay, Tasmania on 26–27 June 2014. He had spent the evening aboard a moored 7-metre vessel with a friend, consuming Jim Beam and beer until approximately 10 pm, achieving a blood alcohol level of 0.323 g/100 mL. While his friend slept, Bradshaw apparently attempted to leave the boat between 10 pm and 5 am but fell into the water. He was found floating face down approximately 100 metres from the boat ramp at 11:30 am. Although a capable swimmer, his severe intoxication profoundly impaired his judgment, coordination, and balance, and he was wearing no personal flotation device. The coroner found no suspicious circumstances or evidence of suicide. The death was accidental. The coroner highlighted the dangers of alcohol consumption while using boats but made no formal recommendations.
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Drugs involved
Contributing factors
- severe ethanol intoxication (blood alcohol 0.323 g/100 mL)
- absence of personal flotation device
- impaired judgment, coordination, and balance due to intoxication
- attempted to leave vessel while highly intoxicated
- minimal deck space on vessel
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