Authorities Release Cause and Manner of Death of David Bird

Published on June 01, 2015

Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp reports that a determination as to the Cause and Manner of David Bird's death has been completed.

After an examination by Dr. Carlos A Fonseca of the Morris County Medical Examiner's Office, the cause of David Bird's death was certified as drowning and the manner of death was certified as an accident.

The Bird family has requested that the community and media respect their privacy at this time.

There will be no further information released from the Morris County Prosecutor's Office regarding this matter.

Any inquiries can be directed to Deputy Chief Denise H. Arseneault 973-285-6262 or darseneault@co.morris.nj.us.