Water-Related Death Investigation (2nd ed.)

Nearly ten years after the first edition of Water-Related Death Investigation: Practical Methods and Forensic Applications , water death cases continue to be improperly investigated. The pathologist’s report can determine the cause of death as a drowning, but the manner of death is the most challenging to prove. The report will not determine if a victim jumped into the water to commit suicide, fell into the water accidentally, or was pushed in as a homicidal act. Many drowning cases do not refle