Natrona County Coroner Jim Whipps reports a dramatic increase in suicides, fatal car accidents, and killings this year, making 2024 one of the area's deadliest years. While overall death numbers are similar to last year, 'unnatural deaths are going through the roof,' with overdoses, homicides, and suicides significantly exceeding averages.
A Wyoming community has experienced numerous “unnatural deaths” throughout the course of 2024, according to Natrona County Coroner Jim Whipps.
“This has been an abnormal year, kind of a roller coaster ride when it comes to unnatural death,” he said. “Unnatural death in every form is going through the roof. I don’t know why that is, but homicides, suicides, overdoses … they are way above what would be average for us.” Whipps explained, “Our county suicide rate by percentage of population is within the top realm, top four in the world. Even third-world countries and places in total chaos don’t have the suicide rate that we have in this county in the middle of Wyoming.”
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