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  1. May 18, 2023 · Drowned or already dead? One of the main questions is if the death happened in the water or elsewhere, with the body dumped afterwards. There are an estimated 236,000 annual drowning deaths worldwide.

  2. May 18, 2023 · Drowned or already dead? One of the main questions is if the death happened in the water or elsewhere, with the body dumped afterwards. There are an estimated 236,000 annual drowning deaths worldwide. Investigators can also be called upon a body found at sea after months gone missing, or remains washed up on a beach.

  3. Feb 27, 2021 · The photograph and documentation of the body should be done by taking a photograph of the dead body along with the finding. If there is no blurriness the area around the body should be photographed with the exact location of the body. If investigators are unable to take photographs then the investigation should sketch the scene.

  4. Dec 8, 2023 · It is also important to use a reference photo scale – in the water objects appear up to 25% closer and 33% larger than their real size. Despite the best efforts, depth, distance from the target and clarity of the water can affect the quality of the images.

  5. In a series of 1590 bodies recovered from water, Lunetta et al (2002) found external foam in 29%, froth in the airways in 70.6% and overlapping of the lung margins in 64.1% of ‘fresh bodies’ of ‘verified drownings’; the combination of all three was present in only 8.8% of cases, but was said to be ‘100% specific for drowning’.

  6. Aug 5, 2024 · Furthermore, dead bodies may behave differently in fresh vs salt water. A 1977 paper demonstrated this in establishing the gravity and buoyancy of 98 men based on lung volume, concluding that 69 ...

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  8. water for prolonged periods and may demonstrate variable degrees of decomposition; post-mortem predation and mutilation may occur relatively quickly after entry of the body into water, depending on the circumstances. The recovery of a body from water will raise the possibility of drowning, but other possibilities exist. The victim may have:

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