DATE: April 8, 2014
MEDIA CONTACT: Dr. Craig Mallak, JD, MD
Broward County Chief Medical Examiner
PHONE: 954-357-5200
EMAIL: cmallak@broward.org
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. - The Broward County Office of the Medical Examiner has positively identified the remains found in a car submerged in a canal in Coconut Creek that was discovered this weekend by authorities.
Using dental records received today, the Medical Examiner's office determined the remains to be of 78-year old William Naylor of Coconut Creek. Mr. Naylor was reported missing on February 21, 2005.
About the Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services
The Broward County Office of the Medical Examiner and Trauma Services brings expert and independent medical evaluation to the investigation of deaths that are of concern to public health, safety and welfare of the community. The Office investigates cases of persons who die within its District 17 jurisdictional boundaries from criminal violence, by accident, by suicide, suddenly when in apparent good health, when not recently treated by a physician, while incarcerated or in any suspicious or unusual manner. The Office also approves the cremations of persons who die within Broward County or are transported to Broward County for the purpose of cremation after death in another state or country. For more information, call 954-357-5200 or visit broward.org/MedicalExaminer.
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