35 results for “cold water immersion”
12y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of immersion; involuntary inhalation of water after…
Kyle Vassil, a 12-year-old competent swimmer, died by submersion in a cold, murky dam at a school camp. After 4-5 minutes of swimming, Kyle experienced acute difficulty, likely relat…
16y · Male·Drowning
A 16-year-old male died by drowning in a disused quarry (Void 10) after jumping into deep water from an elevated position. He entered the water awkwardly during his first jump of the day, with witness o…
40y · Male·drowning
Graeme Bowerman drowned following the capsize of a recreational fishing boat in Marion Bay, Tasmania. The skipper, Mr Marriott, misjudged sea conditions and navigated into an active 3-metre swell in a surf break despite …
74y · Male·drowning
…nd, Tasmania. While retrieving an unsecured dinghy that had drifted away from Kingfisher Beach, he entered water at 15.3°C and experienced difficulties. Found deceased approximately 500m from his entry point, the corone…
50y · Male·Immersion, with alcohol intoxication and doxepin toxicity being significant fact…
…ndence, and chronic social difficulties, was found deceased on Wanda Beach in January 1997. He died from immersion with contributing factors of alcohol intoxication and doxepin (tricyclic antidepressant) toxicity. His b…
39y · Male·Lost at sea presumed drowned
…iriam in Bass Strait on 2 September 2021 during rough weather (20-30 knot winds, 2-3 metre swells, 12-13°C water temperature). He was not wearing a personal flotation device (PFD), had no personal locator beacon (PLB), …
24y · Male·drowning
…e experienced difficulty after swimming 7–10 metres, attempted to return to the bank, but disappeared underwater in water 3.5 metres deep at 12–14°C. Post-mortem examination confirmed drowning with no evidence of injury…
27y · Male·Misadventure - drowning following immersion in sea after slipping from rocks
…ile fishing from rocks at Mutton Bird Beach, Albany, Western Australia on 25 May 1975. He slipped into the water and was never recovered. This coronial finding, investigated 45 years later as part of a Long Term Missing…
49y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxia due to cardiac arrest and drowning, with bilateral bronc…
…ives, died during an occupational diving course when his full face mask became accidentally dislodged underwater, resulting in sudden cold-water exposure. This triggered a diving reflex causing physiological stress, hyp…
22y · Female·Unknown cause; most likely drowning but insufficient evidence without body to de…
Victoria McCloy, aged 22, disappeared while rock fishing at Isthmus Beach, Torndirrup National Park, Albany on 23 November 2019. She and her partner Geoff Bignell went rock fishing; Geoff's body was later recovered showi…
66y · Male·drowning
…r Baker was swept away by large waves, the dinghy overturned, and he spent approximately 30 minutes in the water wearing an inflated life jacket. The life jacket rose above his head, increasing drowning risk. He was fou…
21y·Double engine failure and ditching. Primary causes: left engine crankshaft fract…
On 31 May 2000, Piper Navajo Chieftain VH-MZK ditched in Spencer Gulf after two engine failures, killing seven passengers and the pilot, with one person missing. The coroner found that the right engine was damaged by end…
17y · Male·immersion (drowning)
…18. Both had recently ingested cannabis. The youths made a dangerous and spontaneous decision to enter the water when they reached the riverbank during a foot pursuit by two junior police officers investigating suspecte…
34y · Male·undetermined; possible drowning or shark attack
David John Gill, aged 34, fell overboard from a trimaran during an evening sail on 27 November 2002 near Outer Harbour, South Australia. Despite an extensive air and sea search with 98% probability of detection, he was n…
FV Cassandra: vessel capsize likely whilst retrieving snagged trawl net from sea…
…lighting, grab bags, PLBs, secured equipment) are inexpensive and life-saving; crew disorientation in underwater/capsized scenarios is profound even for experienced divers; manual activation of safety devices often impo…
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