AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Big Sur hiker Joanna Shields died of alcohol withdrawal seizures, coroner rules
Monterey County investigators have ruled that a 37-year-old hiker found naked and dead on a remote Big Sur trail died of natural causes, ending months of speculation after her body was discovered with marks on her neck and a gash on her forehead. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office announced that its coroner concluded the investigation […] The post Big Sur hiker Joanna Shields died of alcohol withdrawal seizures, coroner rules appeared first on American Almanac .
Monterey County investigators have ruled that a 37-year-old hiker found naked and dead on a remote Big Sur trail died of natural causes, ending months of speculation after her body was discovered with marks on her neck and a gash on her forehead. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office announced that its coroner concluded the investigation into the death of Joanna Ruth Shields, determining the cause was "probable alcohol withdrawal seizures due to chronic alcohol use disorder." The manner of death: natural. No crime. No foul play. The marks that had fueled weeks of public suspicion turned out to be insect activity on a body left in the California wilderness. Shields was discovered on April 9 by a group of hikers along the Pine Ridge Trail…Open