More than two months after 21-year-old U.S. Navy servicemember Séamus Gray first disappeared and a month after his body was found in Waukegan Harbor, a new coroner’s report shows the manner of death in his case is “undetermined.”
According to a spokesperson for the Lake County Coroner’s office, no significant injuries were found on Gray’s body and toxicology testing discovered a blood alcohol concentration of 0.14, well over the legal driving limit but below what medical professionals consider to be a “life-threatening” amount.
A preliminary autopsy had already determined Gray’s cause of death to be drowning, but the official report had been pending toxicology results.
“Based on the overall police, NCIS and Coroner’s investigation the manner of death is ‘Undetermined,'” Steve Newton, chief deputy with the Lake County Coroner’s office.
Gray’s body was found on April 19 when a group of ComEd workers doing routine work near the harbor said they saw a body in the Lake Michigan water.
Officials said the body and clothing matched the description of Gray, who went missing on March 18. The Lake County Coroner’s Office later identified Gray as the victim in the case.
“On behalf of the city of Waukegan, I extend our deepest condolences to the family of Séamus Gray,” Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor said in a statement. “As a mother, I can’t begin to imagine feeling the sadness and pain that Seamus’ family has and will endure. Our prayers are with Mr. Gray’s family.”