Medical exams 2018

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Media Release
March 19, 2018
The cause of death of Debra S. Nelson, the 53-year old female
who was found in the roadway at 19th Avenue NE and 78th Street
NE in Tulalip, WA on February 14, 2018, and died at a local
hospital on February 16, 2018 is multiple blunt force injuries. The
manner of death is classified as Homicide.
For further information, please contact the Snohomish County
Sheriff’s Office.
March 16, 2018
The manner of death for both the 21-year old female and the 22-
year old male who were found deceased in a residence in the 3000
block of Norton Avenue in Everett on March 4, 2018 is Suicide.
For further information, please contact the Everett Police
Department.
March 13, 2018
The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office has completed
the examination and confirmed the identification of the 17-year old
male who was involved in a motorcycle versus motor vehicle
collision in the 3300 block of 183rd Avenue SE, Snohomish, WA on
March 10, 2018. The decedent is Ryan G. Seek of Snohomish,
WA. The cause of death is multiple blunt force injuries. The
manner of death is Accident.
For further information, please contact the Snohomish County
Sheriff’s Office.
March 7, 2018
The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office has completed
the examination and confirmed the identification of the 57-year old
female who involved in a residential fire in the 2500 block of
Lombard Avenue in Everett, WA on February 28 2018.The
decedent is Lola E. McKee of Everett, WA. The cause of death is
smoke inhalation. The manner of death is Accident.
For further information, please contact the Everett Police
Department.
March 5, 2018
Snohomish County
Medical Examiner’s Office
9509 29th Ave W, Everett, WA 98204
425-438-6200
Cause of Death
Cause of Death is a term used to indicate the
medical cause of death, listing the disease(s)
or injuries that caused death. Specific cause
of death information is recorded on the
death certificate and is entered into the Vital
Statistics System of the State of Washington.
Manner of Death
Manner of Death is the way to categorize
death as required by the Washington State
Department of Health. The classifications
are Natural, Accident, Suicide, Homicide,
Undetermined, and Pending. Only medical
examiners and coroners may certify non-
natural deaths.
Natural is defined for Medical Examiner
death certification purposes as a death due
solely to an illness or medical issue not
influenced by external factors.
Accident is defined for Medical Examiner
death certification purposes as an unnatural
death resulting from an inadvertent chance
happening.
Suicide is defined for Medical Examiner
death certification purposes as a death from
self-inflicted injury with evidence of intent
to die.
Homicide is defined as the action of one
person directly causing the death of
another. All murders are homicides, not all
homicides are murder. An example may be
an unintentional firearms-related hunting
death.
Undetermined is for cases that have very
little available information about the
circumstances surrounding death (e.g.,
partial skeletal remains) or where known
information equally supports, or conflicts
with, more than one manner of death.
Pending is a temporary designation for
cause and/or manner when additional
investigation, information and/or test
results are required for certification.
Pending is generally amended as soon as
additional information becomes available.
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*A full explanation of Cause and Manner can
be found in our Annual Report.
*When a death is unwitnessed the date of