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53 years old · died August 16, 2019 · Klamath County Jail, Klamath County, Oregon

A 53-year-old man died on August 16, 2019, at Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls, after being held at the Klamath County Jail. The Klamath County Sheriff's Office said he attempted suicide in a booking cell on August 14, and that corrections deputies restored his pulse before he was taken to the hospital. The sheriff's office said his injuries came from that attempt, and that his family asked for privacy. The manner of death was listed as pending, and the incident remains under investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Klamath County Sheriff's Office says he died of injuries from a suicide attempt in a booking cell, and the incident remains under investigation.

Reported by: Klamath County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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