17y · Male·drowning
… from Child Protection and Anglicare. At a family wedding weekend, he consumed alcohol and cannabis, then attempted to swim across the lake. Expert evidence established that the combination of alcohol and cannabis impai…
35y · Male·drowning
…ns, training, or safety equipment. He could not swim but falsely claimed he could. After being thrown into water during earlier rides, he removed his personal flotation device (PFD) and continued riding alone. He attemp…
50y · Male·Drowning following capsizing and disintegration of recreational fishing vessel i…
…ell 2-4 metres). Despite warnings about unsafe passage conditions and unfavourable forecasts, they likely attempted to exit through the dangerous south passage to reach their intended fishing grounds for high tide at 3p…
66y · Male·drowning
Christopher John Brian Baker, a 66-year-old experienced sailor, drowned in the Tamar River while attempting to secure his yacht during severe weather. He and his wife took a dinghy out in 40-50 km/h south-easte…
71y · Male·Drowning
…71-year-old experienced volunteer lifesaver, died by drowning on 21 April 2019 while operating the Pelican rescue vessel during a maritime emergency at Port Campbell, Victoria. A tourist (Mr Bhaskar) had entered rough oc…
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…
17y · Male·immersion (drowning)
…o Aboriginal teenagers, Trisjack Simpson (17) and Christopher Drage (16), drowned in the Swan River while attempting to swim across to evade police pursuit on 10 September 2018. Both had recently ingested cannabis. The …
heat stroke (environmental exposure) / hyperthermia; Mr Buske: atherosclerotic h…
…ath. The coroner identified inadequate pre-visit warnings, lack of communications capability, insufficient water supplies, and limited emergency response resources as contributing factors. The coroner emphasised that se…
38y · Female·Drowning/Immersion due to coronary artery atheroma
…tries. The unavailability of the aeromedical helicopter did not impact outcome given the prolonged time in water and cardiac nature of the event.
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