Medical Examiners Release, Upriver Dam incident June 11, 2015

“SPOKANE COUNTY, June 16, 2015 – The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office is confirming the identity and the cause and manner of death of the individual who died at Sacred Heart Medical Center on June 12, 2015 as the result of an incident at Upriver Dam on June 11, 2015 in Spokane, WA

Name: Donovan Groom

Age: 16

Cause: Hypoxic encephalopathy due to drowning

Manner: Accident

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OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINER”