Deceased
Dean Jesse GERRARD-LATHAM
Demographics
24y, male
Date of death
2018-12-02
Finding date
2021-07-23
Cause of death
Environmental exposure in a man with methylamphetamine effect
AI-generated summary
Dean Jesse Gerrard-Latham, a 24-year-old Indigenous man, died from environmental exposure while acutely intoxicated by methylamphetamine in bushland near Derby, WA. After evading police in a stolen vehicle, he and his companion became stranded in remote bushland with limited water. While his companion successfully reached safety, Deano's severe drug intoxication and dehydration left him unable to use his bushcraft knowledge to seek help despite being only 300 metres from a highway. He died in the bush before a search could locate him. The coroner found no police involvement contributed to his death and that the 24-minute delay before formally initiating the search would not have altered the outcome, as he had likely died during the preceding night.
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