Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp reports that a determination as to the Cause and Manner of David Bird’s death has been completed.
After an examination by Dr. Carlos A Fonseca of the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office, the cause of David Bird’s death was certified as drowning and the manner of death was certified as an accident.
The Bird family has requested that the community and media respect their privacy at this time.
There will be no further information released from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office regarding this matter.