It's hard to say if he actually died from drowning because eventually some time after death the laryngeal passages relax and allow water to completely fill the lungs. After 3 full days under water, WJ's lungs were most likely full of water and so they didn't indicate whether he died from drowning or whether he was dead before entering the water.
Now this I find interesting. It could be that drowning has nothing to do in many of these cases.
Yeah, I saw that too today. That foot trail wasn't always there, but now that it is the possibility of him falling in by accident seems even less likely. There is maybe one spot where someone could possibly fall off the path and into the water, but it's still very unlikely. This also happens to be the area of the pond where he was found. However, it is coincidentally also the closest area of the pond to the road and one of the easiest ways to access the water.
Is the inlet/outlet cement box thing the only area where the bank is steep and is this where the vic went in?
We should get a brave person to wade in a little way to see how deep it actually is. That would be kind of creepy though.
I volunteer you! lol. :crazy:
btw, there are pics here:
http://theithacan.org/include/gallery/2008/0430_jacobson/