26y · Male·drowning in the Indian Ocean
… case involves the drowning death of Fuh Jinn Yang, a Taiwanese fisherman who died on 4 August 1984 while attempting a heroic rescue of a colleague who had fallen overboard from a fishing vessel off Broome, Western Aust…
23y · Male·In keeping with drowning
… was stopped while in a vehicle following drug intelligence, gave false identity details, and when police attempted to arrest him for breach of bail conditions, he fled. Brandon, significantly affected by methylamphetam…
21y · Male·drowning
A 21-year-old man from Sudan drowned in a mining waste facility lake after attempting to swim across it on a dare. He had minimal swimming ability and was unfamiliar with water safety. Des…
65y · Male·Drowning
William Boyles, aged 65, drowned after attempting to cross Edwards Bridge on his motorcycle during severe flooding on 27 January 2013. Despite road clos…
19y · Male·Drowning
A 19-year-old man drowned in Baxter Park Dam after entering water despite being described as not a strong swimmer. He had been joking about drowning earlier during the swim…
36y · Male·drowning
… police arrest. He had been in breach of bail conditions and was wanted for alleged assaults. When police attempted to arrest him on the foreshore, he ran into the sea and swam approximately 300 metres offshore before s…
41y · Male·Drowning
…ld man, drowned while abalone fishing at Williamstown Beach on 6 January 2018. He and a friend entered the water at approximately 5pm to fish for abalone. At 6pm, a severe cool change brought sudden temperature drop and…
58y · Male·Drowning
A 58-year-old man drowned while attempting to rescue his son from a rip at an unpatrolled beach. The deceased was not a competent swimmer and was…
22y · Female·accidental drowning
…tual disability and no formal swimming training drowned at Somerset Beach, Tasmania. She was in waist-deep water with her carer and another child when a strong rip current at the mouth of the Cam River pulled all three …
42y · Male·Cause of death cannot be determined
…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 anomalies in …
22y · Male·Drowning
…e man drowned after inexplicably jumping from a jetty into Lake Narracan despite being unable to swim. The water was 2 metres deep with zero visibility, submerged obstacles, and thick mud. He entered panic and disappear…
40y · Female·Drowning
Leonie Hanson, an experienced diving instructor, drowned at Mornington Pier while attempting to rescue a student, Logan Saminathan, who surfaced unconscious during an open water training dive. Th…
24y · Male·Drowning following accidental immersion in the sea
…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 cause dr…
61y · Male·Unknown, but probably immersion (drowning)
…bled by ropes fouling the propellers while fishing off the Western Australian coast. He likely entered the water to clear the obstruction and drowned. The death was ruled misadventure. The coroner found this was prevent…
23y · Male·Drowning
…h, Esperance, Western Australia on 11 March 1995 after slipping from rocks into the sea. Despite multiple attempts to climb back onto rocks, he was repeatedly swept back by large waves and strong undertow. Witnesses, in…
42y · Male·salt water drowning
A 42-year-old man drowned at Gunyah Beach while attempting to rescue another adult in difficulty in a rip. Despite resuscitation efforts by bystanders, he could …
12y · Female·Hypoxic/Ischaemic Encephalopathy and Effects of drowning
A 12-year-old girl drowned in Lake Victoria after stepping into deep water while swimming with friends and family. She attempted to help a sister who had slipped on a sand ledge int…
28y · Male·drowning while swimming in the Parramatta River in an attempt to evade police
Amir Chouman, age 28, died by drowning in the Parramatta River on 10 January 2013 while attempting to evade police. He fled during a police search after exiting a taxi, jumping into the river and swimm…
68y · Male·Drowning
…3-4 metre swell, 20-knot wind) by the time of the incident. A larger than normal swell washed him into the water; he appeared initially uninjured but rapidly developed difficulty with frothing at mouth. His sons retriev…
61y · Female·Drowning due to asphyxia from saltwater ingestion
…ed at Little Howrah Beach on 14 March 2011. The coroner found she was an inexperienced swimmer who entered water beyond her depth. While her son-in-law Mr Lacroix shouted loudly at her during swimming (variously instruc…
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