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Is it true that being suffocated is different from drowning?
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Sometimes....: Suffocation means that the person is unable to breathe and it can happen in many different ways. Drowning occurs when a person is immersed in water so that they cannot breathe in air, only water so this is one way a person can suffocate. There are also many other ways a person can suffocate.
Answered 1/19/2014
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