WHY IS A DEATH REPORTED TO THE CORONERS OFFICE?
The deaths of individuals are reported to the Coroner’s Office because Ohio Law requires that the Coroner investigate deaths of persons dying from the following circumstances: criminal violence, accident, suicide, sudden and unexpected, when unattended by a physician for a reasonable period of time, in detention, or in any suspicious or unusual manner. Another reason that a death may be reported to the Coroner’s Office is that the identity of the deceased or next-of-kin is unknown.
