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    Deputy Coroner Ryan DiGiacomo was notified of the death of Nichoel Gaither at her home in Hephzibah, GA. Gold Cross personnel advised that Ms. Gaither had called for respiratory distress and was unable to open the door. Despite CPR efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene. An examination found no signs of trauma. The decedent's mother stated she had a history of rectal cancer and recent lung lesions and biopsy. The body was transported to Atlanta for autopsy which determined the cause of death was pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis in both legs.

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    Deputy Coroner Ryan DiGiacomo was notified of the death of Nichoel Gaither at her home in Hephzibah, GA. Gold Cross personnel advised that Ms. Gaither had called for respiratory distress and was unable to open the door. Despite CPR efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene. An examination found no signs of trauma. The decedent's mother stated she had a history of rectal cancer and recent lung lesions and biopsy. The body was transported to Atlanta for autopsy which determined the cause of death was pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis in both legs.

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    Deputy Coroner Ryan DiGiacomo was notified of the death of Nichoel Gaither at her home in Hephzibah, GA. Gold Cross personnel advised that Ms. Gaither had called for respiratory distress and was unable to open the door. Despite CPR efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene. An examination found no signs of trauma. The decedent's mother stated she had a history of rectal cancer and recent lung lesions and biopsy. The body was transported to Atlanta for autopsy which determined the cause of death was pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis in both legs.

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    Augusta-Richmond County Coroner Investigative Report

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    Deputy Coroner Ryan DiGiacomo was notified of the death of Nichoel Gaither at her home in Hephzibah, GA. Gold Cross personnel advised that Ms. Gaither had called for respiratory distress and was unable to open the door. Despite CPR efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene. An examination found no signs of trauma. The decedent's mother stated she had a history of rectal cancer and recent lung lesions and biopsy. The body was transported to Atlanta for autopsy which determined the cause of death was pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis in both legs.

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    Augusta-Richmond County Coroner

    Investigative Report
    Nichoel Renee Gaither
    Case Number: 21-AC00303

    On 04/21/2021 at 05:47 Deputy Coroner Ryan DiGiacomo was


    notified by Gold Cross of a deceased person located at 3817 Crest Dr.
    Hephzibah, GA 30815. Upon arrival Deputy Coroner Ryan
    DiGiacomo spoke with Gold Cross personnel who advised the
    decedent, Nichoel Gaither, called EMS at 04:39 for respiratory
    distress. Gold Cross advised the decedent was on the phone with the
    dispatcher advising she could not get up and open the door. Gold
    Cross advised the Richmond County Fire Department arrived on
    scene and called for the sheriff’s office to make entry into the
    residence. Once the door was breached the decedent was
    unresponsive and CPR was initiated and was unsuccessful. The
    decedent was pronounced at 06:35 by Deputy Coroner Ryan
    DiGiacomo.

    Deputy Coroner Ryan DiGiacomo examined and photographed the


    body. The body was supine on the floor clothed in underwear only. No
    signs of trauma were observed on the body.

    Deputy Coroner Ryan DiGiacomo spoke with the decedent’s mother,


    Mattie Gaither, who stated the decedent called her earlier in the
    morning and reminded her of a doctor’s appointment. Mattie Gaither
    advised the decedent was a rectal cancer survivor but recently found
    out she had lesions on her liver and lung. Mattie Gaither advised the
    decedent had a biopsy done on her lung at Doctors Hospital on
    04/12/2021 and had breathing problems since the procedure. Mattie
    Gaither advised she did not know of any other medical conditions for
    the decedent. Mattie Gaither advised she was going to use Martin
    Taylor Funeral Home in Harlem, GA.

    08:20 – Deputy Coroner Ryan DiGiacomo made contact with Nicole


    Burgin with GBI-DOFS who advised to have the body transported to
    Atlanta for autopsy.

    Deputy Coroner Ryan DiGiacomo advised Administrative Assistant


    Temako Simpson to send a subpoena to Doctors Hospital for the
    decedent’s medical records.
    Augusta-Richmond County Coroner
    Investigative Report
    Nichoel Renee Gaither
    Case Number: 21-AC00303

    The body was transported to the Richmond County Morgue by Ford


    Mortuary Transport.

    COD: Pulmonary embolism due to Deep vein thrombosis of the right


    and left legs

    Ryan DiGiacomo
    Deputy Coroner

    Approved:

    Kenneth Boose Sr., D – ABMDI


    Chief Deputy Coroner
    April 23, 2021

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