Coroner's Finding: Scheffer, Yolande
Deceased
Yolande Maria Scheffer
Demographics
49y, female
Date of death
2016-01-07
Finding date
2017-02-20
Cause of death
drowning
AI-generated summary
Yolande Maria Scheffer, a 49-year-old experienced swimmer, died by drowning at Somerset Beach, Tasmania on 7 January 2016. She entered the water with her two daughters using boogie boards in waist-deep water. When a larger wave swept her youngest daughter further out, Ms Scheffer went to assist. Both were pushed into deeper water. While supporting her daughter, Ms Scheffer's head briefly submerged. Upon resurfacing, she was unresponsive with blood from mouth and nose. Her daughter kept her head above water until surf lifeguards arrived within minutes and commenced CPR. Despite resuscitation efforts continuing at hospital, she could not be revived. The coroner found this was a tragic accident with no preventable factors, noting it is impossible to determine why such catastrophic water ingestion occurred in an apparently fit, strong swimmer after brief immersion.
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Specialties
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Procedures
Contributing factors
- large wave causing loss of footing
- being pushed into deeper water while assisting child
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