Karl Edwin Kanekkeberg
Karl Edwin Kanekkeberg, 58, of Port Orchard, had diabetes, and the Kitsap Daily News reported that he reportedly needed food and sugar. He died at the Kitsap County Jail on August 6, 2023, hours after being booked, and his uneaten lunch was found in his cell. Deputies found him on the floor at about 11 p.m. The Kitsap County Medical Examiner's Office classified his death as natural, caused by ketoacidosis linked to poorly controlled diabetes and alcohol use, with hypertension and obesity as contributing factors.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Kitsap County medical examiner's office ruled the death natural, caused by ketoacidosis from poorly controlled diabetes and alcohol use.
Reported by: Kitsap County medical examiner's office (medical examiner or coroner).