(L.A.) Joana Zamora, 42, Died at an Encampment

Case Number: 2025-06728

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 42-year-old Hispanic female that occurred at an encampment.

The coroner’s office identified the woman as Joana Zamora.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine

Other Significant Conditions: Hypertension, Asthma, History of Right Breast Carcinoma

RIP JOANA ZAMORA (October 6, 1982 – April 21, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 12:47 a.m.

The government investigator had initially said the decedent was found dead inside a tent before later changing the place of death to encampment.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on June 10, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.