(L.A.) Jose Cortez Hernandez, 46, Died From Natural Causes

Case Number: 2024-01834

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 46-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Jose Cortez Hernandez.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Sequelae of Morbid Obesity

RIP JOSE CORTEZ HERNANDEZ (November 21, 1977 – January 19, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 7:44 a.m.

Note that there are multiple decedents named “Jose Cortez” in public records.