Las Vegas Sun

April 25, 2024

Coroner says teen died of accidental drowning

A 16-year-old boy discovered unresponsive this past weekend in a private swimming pool has died.

The Clark County Coroner’s Office said Donivan Russell Martin, 16, died at 1:10 a.m. Wednesday at University Medical Center. The coroner listed the cause and manner of death as accidental drowning.

Martin, who had an unidentified disability, was transported to UMC after he was found around 11 a.m. Saturday face down and unresponsive at a private swimming pool in the 4200 block of Wendy Lane, near Alexander Road and Lamb Boulevard, Metro Police said.

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