Coroner: Man found dead in Henderson ditch overdosed
Henderson police investigate a reported body found on a drainage ditch on Wiesner Way near Aspen Peak Loop in Henderson Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Henderson police investigate a reported body found on a drainage ditch on Wiesner Way near Aspen Peak Loop in Henderson Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Henderson police investigate a reported body found on a drainage ditch on Wiesner Way near Aspen Peak Loop in Henderson Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Henderson police investigate a reported body found on a drainage ditch on Wiesner Way near Aspen Peak Loop in Henderson Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Henderson police investigate a reported body found on a drainage ditch on Wiesner Way near Aspen Peak Loop in Henderson Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Henderson police investigate a reported body found on a drainage ditch on Wiesner Way near Aspen Peak Loop in Henderson Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The man found dead in a Henderson drainage ditch in December died from a drug overdose, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
Suwit Kloykaom’s body was found in a ditch on Weisner Way, near the intersection of Boulder Highway and Galleria Drive on Dec. 14.
Officers responded about 3 p.m. and said the 52-year-old man’s death did not appear suspicious.
The Clark County coroner’s office said Wednesday that Kloykaom accidentally died from an overdose of ethanol and methamphetamine.
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