‘Jackass’ Ryan Dunn Cause Of Death -- Blunt Force And Thermal Trauma
Posted on Jun 21, 2011 @ 11:23AM - 1 comment
By David Sargeant
Radar Police Reporter
Jackass star Ryan Dunn and his passenger, Zachary Hartwell, died of "blunt force and thermal trauma," the Chester County, PA Coroner tells RadarOnline.com.
Officials say both men died by the time emergency workers arrived at the scene.
Whale Trainer Died From Multiple Traumatic Injuries and Drowning
Posted on Feb 25, 2010 @ 03:06PM - 8 comments
The cause of death of Dawn Brancheau, the 40-year-old trainer who was killed by Tillikum the killer whale at Florida’s SeaWorld on Wednesday, has been determined to be most likely from “multiple traumatic injuries and drowning” according to the Orange County Medical Examiner.
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The report released by the Sheriff’s Homicide Investigators said that Brancheau “was apparently interacting with the attraction’s largest male whale in knee deep water when the animal grabbed her by the hair, said to be in a long pony tail, and pulled her underwater.” She was pulled into the pool behind Shamu Stadium by Tillikum, the 30-year-old killer whale.
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Brancheau had 16 years of experience working with Orcas and the report said “Rescuers were not able to immediately jump in and render assistance to the Brancheau due to the whale’s aggressive nature.”
The original theory behind her death was that Dawn had slipped into the orca’s pool, but after interviewing witnesses it became apparent to the Sheriff’s that the whale pulled Brancheau into the pool. The report said “She was recovered from the whale by SeaWorld staff members after the animal was coaxed into a smaller pool and lifted out of the water by a large scale/platform that lay on the bottom of the smaller tank.”
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Dawn’s mother Marion Loverde spoke with RadarOnline.com about her daughter’s love of the whale and her passion about the animals. “My daughter would not have wanted the whale to have been put-down – she was very happy working with her whales and was a wonderful person,” Marion said.
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“My family are all still in a state of shock, and her husband is absolutely devastated. They lived for one another; Dawn’s death is a tragic loss.”
DOCUMENT: Casey Johnson Death Ruled Natural Causes
Posted on Feb 04, 2010 @ 12:15PM - 24 comments
Casey Johnson died of diabetic ketoacidosis, according to the Los Angeles County Department Coroner's office in a report released Thursday.
The autopsy was performed on Johnson on January 5th, but the coroner had to await results of toxicology tests before making his ruling official. The coroner states the manner of death was natural causes.
EXCLUSIVE: Partial Michael Jackson Autopsy Results Are In
Posted on Jul 13, 2009 @ 05:47PM - 3 comments
Test reports that could reveal the cause of Michael Jackson's death are in, Assistant Chief Ed Winter tells RadarOnline.com.
"Some of the test results are in for Michael Jackson, not all of them. We don't release a partial list of results, we wait until all of the results are in and then make it public," Winter tells us.
Winter believes that an announcement could be made by Friday, but most likely early next week.
"We are going to try and give the media one day notice about the announcement. I can't comment on if the brain of Michael Jackson has been returned to the family, nor any other elements of the investigation," he said.
It's widely believed that the toxicology results are in, but Winter would not confirm any details.
He also indicated that his office hasn't shared any of the test results with the Jackson family.
