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Bret Clausing

55 years old · Kootenai County Jail, Kootenai County, Idaho

Bret Clausing, 55, died at the Kootenai County Jail in Idaho on the day after New Year's Eve. According to a report submitted to the state, he removed a medical tube from his body, and the report classifies his death as a suicide. These findings are the report's own account, as submitted to the state.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The report submitted to the state says he removed a medical tube from his body and died by suicide.

Reported by: report submitted to the state.

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