Olympic finalist David Torrence’s death ruled an accident
Scottsdale police told Deadspin that Torrence's death was an accident
Olympic finalist David Torrence was found dead at the bottom of a Scottsdale, Ariz. swimming pool in August.
On Thursday, police told Deadspin that Torrence’s death has officially been ruled an accident. A specific cause of death was not released, according to Deadspin, which has requested a coroner’s report from the Scottsdale Police Department. Deadspin notes that Torrence’s father died of an aneurysm at the same age. (UPDATE/Feb. 12, 2018: LetsRun.com reports that Torrence’s father’s cause of death is incorrect.)
Torrence, who competed for the United States in international competition before representing Peru at the 2016 Olympic Games, was in Arizona training when he was found in an apartment complex’s swimming pool on the morning of Aug. 28, 2017. He was 31.
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“The investigation of this incident by the Scottsdale Police Department has been completed. Mr. Torrence’s death, although tragic, has been ruled accidental,” Scottsdale PD Public Information Officer Benjamin Hoster told Deadspin in a statement. “There is no evidence that indicates a criminal nexus or foul play in this incident.”
David Torrence @David_Torrence @HOKAONEONE 2nd 13:30.35 5Km @Cal_Track #GoBears #PTF15 14 Jun 2015 pic.twitter.com/b9R7zzmm24
— T&F Photo #Tokyo2021 #Tokyo2020 #東京2020 (@TaFphoto) June 15, 2015
In 2015, Torrence, then competing for the United States, won a silver medal at the Pan Am Games in Toronto for the 5,000m, an event in which he held a PB of 13:16.53.
Heartbreaking news: David Torrence died today in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 31. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
RIP pic.twitter.com/jvOpGnZ4Fc— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) August 29, 2017
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