This is from an article that was posted on FR some days ago:
“Maui police Lt. William Juan has said the NTSB is involved in determining a cause of death. However, the NTSB says that’s up to Maui County.
“I am the lead investigator over the accident but I don’t have jurisdiction over the county,” Struhsaker said, adding that the NTSB can provide information that will help determine a cause of death.
The investigation involves interviewing the people who were near Fuddy in the water, Struhsaker said.”
Do you find it odd that a police lt. doesn’t (appear to) know whose responsibility it is to determine the cause of death? You’d think part of his job wd be to know such things. In fact, he probably *does* know. Yet he attempts to foist the bailiwick off onto the NTSB in spite of knowing otherwise. This makes it look like the cause of death, in Fuddy’s case, is a hot potato & he’s just trying to get it out of the hands of the county. Pretty bizarre, isn’t it?
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Yes, it does sound like the police lt was trying to muddy the waters. The coroner is responsible to find the cause of death.