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Madison Bailee Deal

26 years old · died August 18, 2016 · Silverdale Correctional Facility

Madison Bailee Deal, 26, died on August 18, 2016, while held at Silverdale Correctional Facility. A preliminary report from the Hamilton County Medical Examiner's office said she was going through heroin withdrawal when she inhaled vomit, which led to pneumonia, and that she survived for at least two days before she died. The medical examiner's findings are preliminary, and the manner of death has not been finalized.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Hamilton County Medical Examiner's office, in a preliminary report, says she inhaled vomit while withdrawing from heroin and died of pneumonia that developed over at least two days.

Reported by: Hamilton County Medical Examiner's office (medical examiner or coroner).

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