Reporting Deaths

To report a death, call (239) 277-5020 anytime day or night.

The following types of deaths must be reported to the District Medical Examiner:

	By criminal violence of any type;
	By accident of any type, including delayed deaths and deaths resulting from medical complications following an accident;
	By suicide;
	Suddenly while in apparent good health;
	Unattended by a practicing physician or other recognized practitioners*;
	In prison or penal institutions;
	In police custody;
	Under suspicious or unusual circumstances;
	By criminal abortion;
	By poison;
	By disease, injury or toxic agent resulting from employment;
	When a body is brought into the state without proper medical certification;
	When a body is to be cremated, dissected or buried at sea;
	By disease constituting a threat to public health.

If a death falls outside of these circumstances the Medical Examiner will decline jurisdiction.