Sand Suffocation

by Victoria
(California)

Photo Credit: Angela Sevin

Photo Credit: Angela Sevin

Forensic question. If a person was buried face up under two inches of sand, would you expect to find sand in their stomach? And how far into the lung system would you expect to find sand material and would you expect to find sand at this same depth through CPR?

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