Overview

• Responding firefighters arrived at Havasu Health and Hyperbarics around 11 p.m. on July 9 after reports of a blaze inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
• Investigators recovered Dr Walter Foxcroft’s charred remains from inside the sealed chamber and officially pronounced him dead at the scene.
• No other staff or patients sustained injuries, and the clinic has been closed until officials determine the fire’s ignition source.
• Authorities have yet to pinpoint a cause and are examining hyperbaric equipment and safety procedures under Lake Havasu City Fire Department protocols.
• Foxcroft founded the state’s first integrative naturopathic hyperbaric center in 2024, and colleagues and alumni have honored his clinical and community contributions.