Coronial

29 results for water rescue attempt

WA2022-02-09

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Fuh Jinn YANG

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…

NSWcommunity2023-06-16

Inquest into the death of Brandon Clark

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…

emergency medicinetoxicologysystemdelaymethamphetamine
QLD2017-03-15

Pawuoi, Peter Chol - Non-inquest findings

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…

forensic medicine
QLDcommunity2015-03-31

Boyles, William Roger - Non-inquest findings

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…

VICcommunity2020-03-27

Finding into death of Richard Armstrong Lyon

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…

cannabis
SAcommunity2022-03-29

Coroner's Finding: Cooper, Kunmanara

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…

cannabinoids
VICcommunity2020-07-23

Finding into death of Xuan Truong Ha

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…

TAScommunity2025-04-08

Coroner's Finding: de-identified ZA

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…

TAScommunity2025-10-21

Coroner's Finding: de-identified CP

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 …

TAS2020-10-27

Coroner's Finding: Mansell, Robert Charles

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 …

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VICcommunity

Finding into death of Abdurahman Kuti

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…

VICcommunity2020-05-14

Finding into death of Leonie Maree Hanson

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…

diving medicineoccupational and environmental healthdiagnosticcommunication
WA2019-09-05

Inquest into the Death of John Patrick MAHER

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…

WA2018-08-17

Inquest into the Death of Jeffery Thomas DOYLE

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…

proceduralcommunication
WA

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Hajime NAGAI

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…

SAcommunity2002-05-17

Coroner's Finding: FEENEY Nigel Richard

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 …

forensic medicineemergency medicinesystem
VICcommunity2012-09-28

Finding into death of CIE

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…

NSW2014-10-30

Inquest into the death of Amir CHOUMAN

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…

methamphetamine
VICcommunity2015-04-20

Finding into death of Ronald James Cruse

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…

TAScommunity2017-05-04

Coroner's Finding: Higgins, Elizabeth Ann

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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