Autopsy results on two young men found dead at Lake Tahoe were not released as authorities were waiting for toxicology reports.
The autopsies for Timothy Coleman of Gardnerville and Alex Haas of Minden, both 19, were completed Monday, two days after the bodies were found near Zephyr Cove.
"The Washoe County Coroner's Office has delayed making a definitive finding into the cause of death of the two young males found in the water of Lake Tahoe until toxicology results are completed within the next six to eight weeks," Douglas County sheriff's Sgt. Tom Mezzetta stated in a release.
Lt. Mike Biaggini, head of the department's investigations unit, said the deaths had "no indication of any criminal activity."
Earlier speculation was the two 2005 graduates of Douglas High School may have been killed by lightning. Biaggini said there is no indication lightning had anything to do with their deaths.
Biaggini believes the two died sometime Friday evening.
Coleman was discovered on the beach by a beachcomber on Saturday 500 yards north of Zephyr Cove Resort pier, authorities said. Based on a beach site that had two blankets and "more shoes than we had feet," a search was conducted for another body, which turned out to be Haas', found in 8 feet of water 30 feet from shore, Mezzetta stated.
A member of the U.S. Coast Guard said the lake was observed to be calm on Friday. But the observation was taken at 9 a.m., long before a lightning storm ripped through the area.
A toxicology report helps determine what chemicals are in a person's body. Biaggini said there was no evidence the two were consuming alcohol.
