(L.A.) Fernando Cervantes, 40, Died in a Riverbed

Case Number: 2023-13636

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 40-year-old Latino male that occurred in a riverbed.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Fernando Cervantes.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Force Head Trauma

Other Significant Condition: Effects of Multiple Drugs

RIP FERNANDO CERVANTES (September 28, 1983 – October 7, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 3:39 p.m.

The Department of Medical Examiner publicly disclosed the CoD ruling on March 20, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back positive.