Duties and Responsibilities of the Coroner
- Pronouncement of death and start investigation
- Determine cause and manner of death
- Certified Death Investigator
- Work with Law Enforcement Agencies - local, state, and national
- Follow State and Federal statutes and guidelines for death investigation and reporting
- On call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Bob Fowler
Contact Information
- District Attorney's Office - (719) 384-8786
- La Junta Police Department Dispatch - (719) 384-2525
- Otero County Sheriff's Department - (719) 384-5941
- Coroner's Cell (24 hours a day) - (719) 980-5954
- FAX - (719) 384-7330
- Email - coroner@oterogov.org
First Elected November 1978
Office location:
323 Santa Fe
La Junta, CO 81050