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Although drowning deaths may be considered a form of asphyxial death, discussion of these relatively common deaths deserves its own chapter. The chapter begins by presenting a discussion regarding the physiology and mechanisms involved in drowning. Next, the chapter emphasizes the importance of scene investigation and autopsy performance, and concludes with sections dealing with causes of death other than drowning, SCUBA deaths, and manner of death issues.
The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen – the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived. Exodus 14:28
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Prahlow, J. (2010). Drowning. In: Forensic Pathology for Police, Death Investigators, Attorneys, and Forensic Scientists. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-404-9_16
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