Iowa HHS releases cause of death for three residents crushed in Davenport apartment building
August 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson
(Radio Iowa) – A state report on three men killed in a Davenport apartment building collapse describes their deaths as accidental. The building partially collapsed May 28th. The bodies of 42-year-old Brandon Colvin, Senior; 51-year-old Ryan Hitchcock and 60-year-old Daniel Prien were recovered in early June.
According to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, all three men had suffered mechanical asphyxiation. That description indicates they could not breathe because of the way their bodies were positioned or because they’d been crushed by the rubble. The report said all three suffered blunt force injuries.
Several lawsuits have been filed accusing city officials and building owner Andrew Wold with failing to protect the safety of residents living in a dangerous building.