2008.03.31: March 31, 2008: Headlines: COS - Vanuatu: Safety: Fallen: Inspector General: Peace Corps Inspector General's Report: Inspector General's Office reports Cause of Death could no be Established in Death of Peace Corps Volunteer John Roberts in Vanuatu
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2008.03.31: March 31, 2008: Headlines: COS - Vanuatu: Safety: Fallen: Inspector General: Peace Corps Inspector General's Report: Inspector General's Office reports Cause of Death could no be Established in Death of Peace Corps Volunteer John Roberts in Vanuatu
Inspector General's Office reports Cause of Death could no be Established in Death of Peace Corps Volunteer John Roberts in Vanuatu
The OIG learned that community members waited approximately three hours prior to notifying the Peace Corps post of the Volunteer’s death. The body was removed from the scene prior to Peace Corps’ staff arrival. The OIG recommended that an autopsy be performed to establish cause of death, based on unresolved issues related to the manner of death as described by community members. The OIG offered to fly an Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) forensic team to the host country to perform the autopsy, or to have them travel to the Volunteer’s home of record to perform the autopsy. Due to the Volunteer’s family wishes, an autopsy was not performed, so the actual cause of death could not be established.
Inspector General's Office reports Cause of Death could no be Established in Death of Peace Corps Volunteer John Roberts in Vanuatu
Investigation of the Death of a Volunteer
In a Pacific island country, a Volunteer was killed in a sudden, unexpected, traumatic manner. The community members stated that a tree had fallen on the Volunteer; a host country national from a neighboring village also died in the same event. An OIG special agent was dispatched to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death. The OIG arranged for a charter helicopter to travel to the remote location, and photographed, videotaped, processed, and collected evidence at the death scene. There were no local police authorities available to conduct an investigation, no telecommunication capability, no medical facilities, and very limited transportation to the remote area where the Volunteer died.
The OIG learned that community members waited approximately three hours prior to notifying the Peace Corps post of the Volunteer’s death. The body was removed from the scene prior to Peace Corps’ staff arrival. The OIG recommended that an autopsy be performed to establish cause of death, based on unresolved issues related to the manner of death as described by community members. The OIG offered to fly an Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) forensic team to the host country to perform the autopsy, or to have them travel to the Volunteer’s home of record to perform the autopsy. Due to the Volunteer’s family wishes, an autopsy was not performed, so the actual cause of death could not be established.
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