(L.A.) Ariel Pleitez Mendez, 28, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-08884

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 28-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Ariel Pleitez Mendez.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Possible Heatstroke

Other Significant Conditions: Obesity; Schizophrenia

RIP ARIEL PLEITEZ MENDEZ (March 21, 1995 – July 15, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 6:51 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on September 30, presumably after the results of tox screening came back.