OFFICIAL RECORDS · PRIVACY-PROTECTED EXTRACT
The Waterbury Police incident report and Trinity Health of New England EMS patient-care report were created from the November 21, 2021 response. The records describe different explanations for where Nicholas Forte had been before returning and finding Gina unresponsive.
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The police report states that Forte said he left the house at approximately 6:00 a.m. for work and returned at approximately 7:00 p.m., when he found Gina unconscious and not breathing on the couch.
The EMS report states that Forte reported he left to go fishing that morning, attempted to contact Gina later in the day, and returned home to find her unresponsive on the couch.
The records do not explain whether the different statements resulted from separate conversations, misunderstanding, incomplete note-taking, a later clarification, or a materially inconsistent account.
ADDITIONAL OFFICIAL DETAILS
Dispatch and first-response records document a medical emergency response on the evening of November 21, 2021.
The EMS narrative documents findings that responders considered incompatible with life and records a pronouncement of death at the scene.
The police narrative states that the responding officer observed no obvious signs of trauma or foul play during the initial scene response.
The police report records contact with the medical examiner and states that the case was declined at that time. This page does not infer why that decision was made.
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