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McCracken County coroner reports 304 death investigations in 2024, flags Xylazine and unclaimed remains work
Summary
The McCracken County coroner briefed the fiscal court on 2024 activity including 304 death investigations, 21 overdose deaths, detection of Xylazine in one case, interagency regional cooperation and ongoing work to inter unclaimed remains and launch a safe-sleep campaign for infant deaths.
The McCracken County coroner told the fiscal court the coroner's office investigated 304 deaths in 2024 and highlighted drug-related trends, interagency cooperation and outreach efforts.
The coroner said toxicology was submitted in 63 of last year’s investigations and cited 21 overdose deaths. The office reported identifying xylazine — an animal tranquilizer increasingly seen as an adulterant in illicit drugs — as a contributing cause in one local death; the coroner said the finding prompted rapid local outreach including…
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