Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner

State
Washington
County
Okanogan County
City
Okanogan
Postal Code
98840
Location
PO Box 1130
Phone
509-422-7280
Fax
509-422-7290

Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner department is located in Okanogan, Okanogan County County, Washington. The goal of the Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner is to provide a forensic report on the established cause, manner, and time of deaths that occurred in Okanogan.

Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner Duties and Responsibilities

  1. The Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner department investigates the circumstance and cause of death within Okanogan. The death under their inquiry includes: suicide, homicides, accidental deaths, and natural death with no death certificate. The medical examiners & coroners in Okanogan are also mandated to investigate other suspicious and violent causes of death.
  2. The Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner conducts an inquiry into the manner and cause of death by reviewing medical records, conducting autopsies, microscopic studies, and toxicology testing to gather evidence from body fluids and tissues. Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner also interviewed witnesses and Okanogan family members.
  3. The Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner department also analyses the results and determines the cause of death. They then fill the decedent’s death certificate and present it to the family.
  4. The Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner appears in Okanogan court to testify. Evidence collected during investigation is used during prosecution. Hence Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner the department plays its part in seeking justice and bringing closure to the family.
  5. The Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner investigates and stay on high alert for any deaths arising from infectious diseases that may endanger Okanogan
  6. The Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner department identifies the dead and bodies through matching identification documents, fingerprints, body-X Rays, DNA, or dental records.
  7. The Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner identifies the next of kin and notify them of their kin’s death. Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner also gather and hand over the decedent’s personal property to the family.
  8. The Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner also maintains a record of all the deaths in Okanogan within their jurisdiction. Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner also provides the records to the public upon request.

Contact Details

Okanogan residents with any concerns can visit Okanogan County Medical Examiner & Coroner’s office at PO Box 1130, Okanogan, Washington, 98840. They can also call 509-422-7280, fax 509-422-7290, or visit their website.

Directions

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