(L.A.) Daniel Sarner, 51, Died on Catalina Island

Case Number: 2026-05889

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 51-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred on Catalina Island.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Daniel Sarner. Born in L.A. County.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Trauma

RIP DANIEL S. SARNER (May 10, 1974 – April 9, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday afternoon.

The decedent and Robert Cox were in a two-seater plane that crashed on Catalina Island. Both were found lifeless.

(L.A.) Robert Cox, 54, Died on Catalina Island