Death due to drowning

Mohanakumaran (Querist) 06 October 2011 This query is : Resolved
How much time usually takes for a human body to float after the fall and drowned in a fresh water body.

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Shonee Kapoor (Expert) 06 October 2011
can differ from person to person.

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Sailesh Kumar Shah (Expert) 07 October 2011
In my opinion,Doctor could be give perfect Answer.

Arun Kumar Bhagat (Expert) 07 October 2011
It requires searching in book for Medical Jurisprudence.

Mohanakumaran (Querist) 07 October 2011
Thanks for the contribution. The above contributions did not give an answer.

ajay sethi (Expert) 07 October 2011
drowning occurs within 10 minutes . consciousness is lost in 3 minutes . for detailed study please visit following website .

www.forensicpathologyonline.com/index.php?option=com...

ESTHERPRIYA (Expert) 07 October 2011
yes doctor would be the appropriate person to answer your question.

ajay sethi (Expert) 07 October 2011
www.dundee.ac.uk/forensicmedicine/notes/water.pdf

Submersion is followed by struggle which subsides with exhaustion and drowning
begins.
2. Breath holding lasts until carbon dioxide accumulation stimulates respiration resulting in
inhalation of water.
3. Gulping of water coughing and vomiting is rapidly followed by loss of consciousness.
4. Profound unconsciousness and convulsions are associated with involuntary repiratory
movements and the aspiration of water. Respiratory failure precedes heart failure in onethird
of cases it is coincident in one-third and follows it in the other third.
5. Death occurs within 2 to 3 minutes (see below for "Instantaneous Deaths"). Death is
almost invariable when the period of submersion exceeds 10 minutes. The survival rate
from potentially fatal salt water submersion is about 80% whereas in fresh water it is less
than 50%.

Shastri J.K. (Expert) 07 October 2011
I agree With Mr.Shonee Kapoor.

Advocate. Arunagiri (Expert) 07 October 2011
Floating of the dead body may occur after 24 hours depending upon the temperature of the water.

For a cold water the floating may occur after 72 hours.

The foremost thing is whether the body entered the water alive (suicide) or dead (murder). This will also determine the floating time.

prabhakar singh (Expert) 07 October 2011
i agree with Mr.Sethi and Arunagiri.

Guest (Expert) 07 October 2011
Your query is posted in a wrong forum. You could better have posed your question to some medical or forensic science expert.

Mohanakumaran (Querist) 07 October 2011
Thank you Mr. Ajay Sethi and Mr.Adv.Arunagiri. The website referred to by Mr. Ajay Sethi was quite useful.

In medico legal cases an advocate sometimes confront such situations. This is such a situation. Thanks a lot for lawyersclubindia.

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