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Daniel King

46 years old · died January 2, 2021 · Lake County Hill Road Jail, Lake County, California

Daniel King, 46, of Clearlake, died at the Hill Road Correctional Facility in Lake County, California, on January 2, 2021. According to Lake County sheriff's officials, cellmates called for help after he was found unresponsive in his cell late that Saturday night, and paramedics were unable to revive him. Officials said there were no signs of trauma or COVID-19 and that the cause of death was not yet known. The district attorney's office and the sheriff's Major Crimes Unit are investigating, and an autopsy was planned.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Lake County sheriff's officials, through a news release by Lt. Corey Paulich (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

News report