ABSTRACT

Determination of cause and manner of death in drowning ca-ses may be possible in the light of crime scene investigation, necropsy, psychological autopsy findings and the laboratory analysis together. A 69 years old man, was found water and re-ported as suicidal drowning, is presented with crime scene investigation and all postmortem examination findings integra-ting each other.

Keywords: Drowning, suicide, autopsy, crime scene inves-tigation