Sarasota County's chief medical examiner, Dr. Russell Vega, told Fox News Digital in an email that his office responded to the area "at the request of law enforcement."
If the M.E. didn't send a coroner on his behalf because there is no such thing, then no real harm done.
Sarasota County's chief medical examiner, Dr. Russell Vega, told Fox News Digital in an email that his office responded to the area "at the request of law enforcement."
If the M.E. didn't send a coroner on his behalf because there is no such thing, then no real harm done. "
The two positions are NOT the same or interchangeable, although many people (ignorant people) think they're the same. I suppose the intent of the article and the terms used is the same--the responsible individual tasked with the death investigation--was called out to the scene.
But words really do make a difference. Had this happened several hours' drive north across the FL-GA border, then it would make a big difference--the GA County Coroner called out to the scene, with the Coroner being a local funeral director or EMT or retired biology teacher, etc. who got elected to the County Coroner spot, and then the Coroner could send the remains to the regional Georgia crime lab's pathologist for the examination/autopsy. With FL, you get a much higher level and more professional examination from the get-go. Because there are no Coroners in FL. But I repeat myself.