Aquatic Misadventures: Water Related Deaths in the Hamilton-Wentworth Region, 1989–1994

Bodies recovered from water may pose a dilemma to pathologists as the findings in drowning are not specific and the diagnosis is frequently made after the exclusion of natural disease and/or violence. The purpose of this study was to characterize drowning deaths in the Hamilton-Wentworth region over a six year period. Seventy-nine cases were identified from the files of the Gordon V. Torrance Regional Forensic Pathology Unit at the Hamilton …