(L.A.) Lesny Cortes Dorantes, 23, Died on a Sidewalk

Case Number: 2023-18266

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 23-year-old Hispanic female that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Lesny Cortes Dorantes.

Height: 5 feet 2 inches. Weight: 120 pounds

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Combined Effects of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

RIP LESNY J CORTES DORANTES (January 2, 2000 – December 26, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 8:05 a.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 for the drugs.

The decedent’s surname has been variously spelled as “Cortes Dorante” and “CortesDorantes” in public records. The L.A. County sheriff’s department has two birth dates for Lesny J CortesDorantes — January 2, 1999, and January 2, 2000. The investigator at the Department of Medical Examiner has determined she is 23 years old with a birthday on January 2, 2000.

She has multiple arrests on record in various jurisdictions throughout California. When she was arrested in Burbank in April 2023, she was charged with possession of heroin/cocaine and driving under the influence of drugs. At the time, she gave her place of residence as Oakland and described herself as a musician.

To ask for more information about this case, including incident location (where her body was found), try calling the local government’s record section at (323) 343-0695 during regular office hours.