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CORONER IDENTIFIES MAN FOUND UNRESPONSIVE BY HIKERS

For Immediate Release From Coroner Dotti Owens, MA, D-ABMDI
NAME: CHRISTOPHER K. WALSH
DATE AND TIME OF PRONOUNCED DEATH: 09/27/2020 @ 1727 HOURS
AGE: 20 YEARS
BIOLOGICAL SEX: MALE
PLACE OF DEATH: SAINT ALPHONSUS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER; BOISE, IDAHO
RESIDENCE: FRISCO, TEXAS
CAUSE OF DEATH: PENDING
MANNER OF DEATH: PENDING
SUMMARY: 20-YEAR-OLD CHRISTOPHER K. WALSH WAS FOUND DOWN AND UNRESPONSIVE BY HIKERS, NEAR THE BOISE FOOTHILLS, ON 9/26/2020. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST. LUKE’S, BOISE, THEN TRANSFERRED TO SAINT ALPHONSUS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE LATER DIED.

MR. WALSH HAD AN ACTIVE MISSING PERSONS REPORT FILED BY FAMILY.

AT THIS TIME THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS PENDING TOXICOLOGY HOWEVER NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED AND THIS CASE IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS A SUICIDE.

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