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Coroner's Office will not do autopsy for woman after CDA Tribe disputes it

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – The Kootenai County Coroner Office said Tuesday they will not do an autopsy on a woman who died in a car crash near Worley on June 1.

Tribal attorneys asked officials to not do an autopsy on Olivia Pakootas, 21, because it "violates their cultural traditions and religious beliefs."

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/coroners-office-will-not-do-autopsy-for-woman-after-cda-tribe-disputes-it/277-561889973

 

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