Death at Hard Rock's Rehab pool caused by drowning, intoxication - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010 | 12:46 p.m. - Las Vegas Sun
Death at Hard Rock?s Rehab pool caused by drowning, intoxication
By Jackie Valley (contact)
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010 | 12:46 p.m.
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The death of an Oregon man in late August at the Hard Rock Hotel's Rehab pool was caused by a combination of drowning and ethanol intoxication, according to the Clark County Coroner's Office.
Ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, is contained in whiskey, vodka, gin and other liquors.
Officials said the county's fire department responded at 5:45 p.m. Aug. 22 to a report of a man with a head injury in the pool area of the Hard Rock, 4455 Paradise Road.
The man was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The coroner's office identified the man as Matthew Williams, 27, of Happy Valley, Ore.
The coroner ruled the man's death an accident.
Death at Hard Rock?s Rehab pool caused by drowning, intoxication
By Jackie Valley (contact)
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010 | 12:46 p.m.
Sun Archives
The death of an Oregon man in late August at the Hard Rock Hotel's Rehab pool was caused by a combination of drowning and ethanol intoxication, according to the Clark County Coroner's Office.
Ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, is contained in whiskey, vodka, gin and other liquors.
Officials said the county's fire department responded at 5:45 p.m. Aug. 22 to a report of a man with a head injury in the pool area of the Hard Rock, 4455 Paradise Road.
The man was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The coroner's office identified the man as Matthew Williams, 27, of Happy Valley, Ore.
The coroner ruled the man's death an accident.