(L.A.) Melody Laija, 31, Died in a Tunnel

Case Number: 2024-14206

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 31-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a tunnel.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Melody Laija.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine

RIP MELODY LAIJA (October 11, 1992 – September 7, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 12:27 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on December 24, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.