A 19-year-old Aboriginal man's death would likely have been prevented if multiple state authorities had not failed to arrange a life-or-death medical appointment, according to the WA state coroner.
Mr Yeeda, 19, died of heart failure while in custody at the West Kimberley Regional Prison near Derby in 2018The WA coroner says Mr Yeeda's death was likely preventable but multiple organisations missed opportunities to get him medical help
The Miriuwung Gajerrong man was six weeks away from being released when he died from rheumatic heart disease after a game of basketball at the facility. According to the state coroner's findings released this week, Mr Yeeda had rheumatic heart disease and had a referral to see a cardiologist about getting heart surgery.Based on an inquest held in September, the WA coroner concluded the young man would likely have been told he needed urgent heart surgery if he had had the appointment.
The coroner added that the WA Country Health Service bore the ultimate responsibility for the referral not being actioned, while the Department of Justice missed an opportunity by not having a computer-based tracking system to make sure urgent prisoner referrals were not missed.
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