Wyo. Stat. § 1-12-501
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§ 1-12-501. Survivorship upon simultaneous death
Official statutory text
(a) When two (2) persons perish in the same calamity and it is not shown who died first and there are no particular circumstances from which it can be inferred, survivorship is presumed from the probabilities resulting from the strength, age and sex, according to the following rules:
(i) If both of those who have perished were under the age of fifteen (15) years, the older is presumed to have survived;
(ii) If both were of the age of sixty (60) years or older, the younger is presumed to have survived;
(iii) If one is under fifteen (15) years of age and the other is sixty (60) years of age or older, the former is presumed to have survived;
(iv) If both are fifteen (15) years of age or older and under sixty (60) years of age, and the sexes are different, the male is presumed to have survived. If the sexes are the same, the older will be presumed to have survived;
(v) If one is under the age of fifteen (15) years or is sixty (60) years of age or older, and the other is between those ages, the latter is presumed to have survived.
(i) If both of those who have perished were under the age of fifteen (15) years, the older is presumed to have survived;
(ii) If both were of the age of sixty (60) years or older, the younger is presumed to have survived;
(iii) If one is under fifteen (15) years of age and the other is sixty (60) years of age or older, the former is presumed to have survived;
(iv) If both are fifteen (15) years of age or older and under sixty (60) years of age, and the sexes are different, the male is presumed to have survived. If the sexes are the same, the older will be presumed to have survived;
(v) If one is under the age of fifteen (15) years or is sixty (60) years of age or older, and the other is between those ages, the latter is presumed to have survived.
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