"Cutting to the chase"?
Right. So we may conclude that the cold water did not contribute to the man's death. He likely would have died during lunch.
I think you missed the point. An autopsy will reveal if he had atherosclerosis and suffered a heart attack. But he may in fact have developed a lethal arrhythmia on the basis of cold water immersion, without a pre-existing cardiac condition.
I didn't miss the point, but I think you are assuming that being in a wetsuit for 30 minutes qualify's as "cold". There has been no evidence that this swimmer was experiencing that. People have different opinions on what is cold based on their experience. Nevertheless, you don't know anything until you do an autopsy, and even then the results may not be conclusive. That was the point.
"Cutting to the chase"?
Right. So we may conclude that the cold water did not contribute to the man's death. He likely would have died during lunch.
I think you missed the point. An autopsy will reveal if he had atherosclerosis and suffered a heart attack. But he may in fact have developed a lethal arrhythmia on the basis of cold water immersion, without a pre-existing cardiac condition.
I didn't miss the point, but I think you are assuming that being in a wetsuit for 30 minutes qualify's as "cold". There has been no evidence that this swimmer was experiencing that. People have different opinions on what is cold based on their experience. Nevertheless, you don't know anything until you do an autopsy, and even then the results may not be conclusive. That was the point.
