(L.A.) Elizabeth Bagwell, 60, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2024-16583

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 60-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Elizabeth Bagwell.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death A: Sepsis

Cause of Death B: Small Bowel Perforation

Cause of Death C: Abdominoplasty

RIP ELIZABETH BAGWELL (May 24, 1964 – October 14, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 5:18 p.m.

Abdominoplasty is colloquially known as a tummy tuck. Iatrogenic deaths are classified as unintentional accidents.

Out of over 160,000 death records made public by the county’s medical examiner since 1999, abdominoplasty has been mentioned only about 15 times.