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Gary Neff

43 years old · died June 6, 2024 · Kootenai County Jail, Kootenai County, Idaho

Gary Neff, 43, died at the Kootenai County Jail in Idaho on June 6, 2024. According to the summary, he had been taken to a hospital three days earlier, spent one night there, and was returned to the jail. Deputies found him unresponsive and cold that morning. The coroner determined the death was from natural causes, but the specific causes were redacted from the state report, and the coroner's account is the only official explanation given.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The coroner ruled the death natural, and the specific causes were redacted from the state report.

Reported by: coroner.

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