Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] amazing true story

[Brent Deterding <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Yep - disturbing. The CNN article I read said that the girls looked a  
lot alike and that at the accident scene the girls were identified by  
friends and the coroner never checked further. I'm unsure what  
standard procedure is, but trusting the friends ID seems pretty  
plausible to me. I was glad to see the families approach this with  
sadness, but understanding. It was an honest and tragic mistake, but  
I think the families should be honest that their grief is from what  
happened, not the human error of the coroner. I hope that is how I  
would approach it in the same situation.

I'd be really disheartened to see a lawsuit out of a case like this.  
Would you sue?

-- Brent

On Jun 1, 2006, at 3:39 PM, Mike Miller wrote:

> Did you hear about this one?  It's a really amazing story, but it's  
> also a sad story.  Two girls from a Christian college, Laura VanRyn  
> and Whitney Cerak, were in a terrible car accident.  One lived and  
> the other died. Whitney's parents buried their dead daughter while  
> Laura's family held vigil at their daughter's bedside as she  
> gradually recovered.  Then, one day, Laura recovered enough to  
> write her name -- Whitney Cerak.  The family that had buried their  
> daughter had declined to identify her body. The coroner is now  
> resigning from his position.
>
> Because the two families share the same strong religious beliefs,  
> they seem to be getting along pretty well despite the circumstances.
>
> Read all about it here:
>
> http://www.wzzm13.com/news/vanryn.aspx
>
> As you will see, the girls looked a lot alike.
>
> Mike
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