Veterinarian died by suicide amid huge backlash after he went viral for beating a horse
A Nevada veterinarian died by suicide after a huge backlash when a video went viral which showed him beating a horse.
The body of Shawn Frehner, 56, was recovered from Lake Mead on April 18 – nearly two weeks after he vanished.
The Office of the Clark County Coroner and Medical Examiner has since ruled that Frehner died of drowning – with the use of pentobarbital as a contributing factor, according to KTNV.
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Veterinarian: Shawn Frehner died by suicide the Office of the Clark County Coroner and Medical Examiner has determined
The drug which Frehner injected is used for euthanizing animals, according to News 3 LV.
