The FAA's report reads:
"We had a team composed of NTSB, CESSNA & FAA Inspectors inspecting the remaining contains [sic] of the aircraft. There was emphasis review the aircraft seating [sic] and where the life preservers might have been stored. The fatality was found with a "infant" [sic] life preserver on the person. The life preserver was cut by medical personal [sic] and NTSB Investigator that the 'infant' life preserver [sic] might have contributed to the person's fatality."
Additionally, the caption of the NTSB Accident Photo file reads, "Life vest was cut at clinic", which is almost certainly a reference to a building on Kalaupapa where the lifeless body was brought.