21.   Johnston said a military board of inquiry would start an investigation within days and he expected the state coroner would also be involved.

22.   Police said there was no evidence of foul play, but the county coroner was to examine the remains.

23.   The Columbia County coroner was on the scene and fire officials were investigating the cause.

24.   The county coroner was also on the scene.

25.   The Los Angeles County coroner was ready to testify Friday.

26.   The Victorian state coroner was also there, beginning his investigation into the death.

27.   There was some question as to whether the final body had been removed from the crash scene, and local coroners were unavailable for comment Wednesday.

28.   Tourtellotte complained that coroners are slow to donate brains, since removing them from corpses means more work for their overburdened staffs.