TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Cadaver transport in large river systems: winter case study in the South Saskatchewan River
JO  - Journal (Canadian Society of Forensic Science)
A1  - Phillips, I.D.
A1  - Walker, E.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - An average of 518 drownings occur in Canada per year but few studies measured post-mortem submersion for cadavers and those studies are limited to warm areas of Europe and US. In our current study we deployed a pig cadaver in the South Saskatchewan River system in winter to monitor distance traveled and timing under ice conditions using radio-telemetry. We monitored accumulated degree days before bloating in the cadaver to estimate timing of emersion in winter drowning victims. Post-mortem submersion interval of the cadaver was relatively long (∼94 days) with an accumulated degree day estimate of ∼ 311 °C, and ultimately ∼189.9 km travelled. Our results suggest that winter drowning victims may remain at their point of disappearance for a substantial longer time compared to warmer regions; thereby providing adequate searching time to locate bodies shortly after disappearance.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0008-5030
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00085030.2023.2243015
ID  - ref1
ER  -