196 results for “cold”
72y · Male·drowning
…ty practices in small commercial fishing operations. Key clinical lessons: importance of lifejacket wear in cold water immersion, cold shock physiology, and supervisor responsibility for verifying worker capabilities bef…
56y · Male·drowning
…lcohol level of 0.188g/100mL, was not wearing a personal flotation device, and could not swim. He fell into cold water (9°C) and was unable to rescue himself. The coroner noted the death was avoidable, emphasising that f…
14y · Female·global hypoxic brain injury sustained during drowning
…he water, became exhausted, panicked, and lost consciousness after approximately 12-14 minutes face-down in cold water (14-18°C). Cold water shock likely contributed to her inability to swim effectively. Despite heroic r…
39y · Male·Drowning
…hout his mask. Expert analysis identified multiple contributing factors: adverse weather conditions (waves, cold water, strong surge), the instructor's failure to properly assess risk and cancel the unsuitable dive, abse…
24y · Male·Drowning following accidental immersion in the sea
…wned. The coroner found the death was accidental. Key lessons include: recognition that sudden immersion in cold water triggers complex physiological responses (respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological) that can cau…
60y · Male·Unable to determine; probable drowning based on circumstances
… Norfolk, Tasmania in January 2023. Post-mortem examination revealed extensive decomposition from prolonged cold water immersion. The coroner could not determine a definitive cause of death but noted drowning was probabl…
18y · Male·unascertained cause; possibly drowning, hypothermia, cold water immersion, or ca…
…ealed no significant natural disease or traumatic injury. Death likely resulted from drowning, hypothermia, cold water immersion, or sudden cardiac dysfunction secondary to methamphetamine abuse combined with physiologic…
25y · Male·Drowning
…eased entered the water and became unable to exit the rocks as usual. He became incapacitated—possibly from cold water immersion effects—lost consciousness, and drifted out to sea. Immediate bystander response and a thre…
80y · Male·hypothermia
…h James Wells, an 80-year-old man, died of hypothermia between 24 June and 8 July 2020. He was found in his cold unit in winter, unclothed on his upper body, weighing only 38 kg, suggesting severe malnutrition and vulner…
20y · Female·Undetermined
…n (2013-2016 gaps) and witness credibility concerns. The Coroner recommended continued investigation by the Cold Case Team.
23y · Male·Drowning
Hajime Nagai, a 23-year-old Japanese tourist, drowned at Salmon Beach, Esperance, Western Australia on 11 March 1995 after slipping from rocks into the sea. Despite multiple attempts to climb back onto rocks, he was repe…
47y · Male·combined effects of alcohol-induced central nervous system depression, hypotherm…
… ulcers consistent with hypothermia. His death resulted from acute intoxication combined with environmental cold exposure in an inadequate shelter, compounded by pre-existing significant cardiac disease. Clinical lessons…
25y · Female·Undetermined. Coroner stated 'the evidence adduced does not enable me to determi…
…e open findings (manner and cause undetermined) and recommended forwarding evidence to the Homicide Squad's Cold Case Division, assessing diatom testing on retained samples, and negotiating a Charter of Agreement between…
42y · Male·Cause of death cannot be determined
…ugust 2015 while allegedly fishing at Salmon Rock with Joshua Kennedy. Kennedy claimed Mansell slipped into cold water retrieving a lure and drowned despite Kennedy's attempted rescue. The coroner found numerous anomalie…
61y · Male·drowning in a man with ischaemic heart disease
…s cardiac history; (2) Alcohol consumption impairs judgment and swimming ability, particularly dangerous in cold water; (3) Hypothermia risk in cold water (10°C) was not adequately appreciated; (4) Solo boating without s…
7y · Female·Abduction and death by foul play by Derek Ernest Percy
…ll, aged 7, disappeared from the St Kilda foreshore on 10 August 1968. This finding is the result of a 2004 cold case review into her abduction and death. Following investigation and inquest hearing, the Deputy State Cor…
42y · Male·drowning from immersion in rough ocean waters
…sonal protective equipment (life jackets) in high-risk environments saves lives; physiological responses to cold water immersion (respiratory, cardiovascular, psychological) are predictable and dangerous; and regulatory …
35y · Male·Head injuries sustained in an explosion
…fuel-air mixture. The deceased ignored safety advice and failed to use specialist tank cleaning services or cold-cutting methods as recommended by occupational safety guidelines. This death highlights the critical import…
25y · Male·immersion in water (drowning)
…er temperature of 16.5°C. Expert opinion indicated he likely died within minutes of entering the water from cold-water immersion effects and physical trauma from being swept against rocks. An extensive 10-day search reco…
18y · Male·Immersion (drowning) shortly after being washed into the sea whilst fishing off …
…ve multi-agency search operation. Expert opinion indicates he likely drowned within minutes of entering the cold water, as he was not wearing a life jacket despite habitually doing so. The coroner found death was establi…
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