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Carver County medical examiner reports fewer overdoses, describes patterns in accidental and natural deaths
Summary
Dr. Piper, Carver County’s medical examiner, told the board the office handled 449 reported deaths in 2024, performing 73 autopsies or examinations and reporting one homicide, 34 accidental deaths and 15 suicides.
Dr. Piper presented the Carver County Medical Examiner’s 2024 annual report and reviewed the county’s death classifications, toxicology findings and trends.
The report and why it matters: The office recorded 449 of the 592 total deaths in Carver County as reported to the medical examiner; 73 required autopsy or direct medical-examiner certification. The office classified one death as homicide, 34 as accidental (including eight where substance use contributed), 15 as suicide and the remainder as natural causes that did not require examiner autopsy.
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