(L.A.) Paola Duarte, 35, Died on a Sidewalk

Case Number: 2023-14885

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 35-year-old female that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Paola Duarte.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Difluoroethane and Mitragynine

RIP PAOLA NICOLE DUARTE GROSS (October 16, 1988 – October 30, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 10:26 p.m.

The Department of Medical Examiner publicly disclosed the CoD ruling on March 27, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back positive for the drugs.

Mitragynine is an indole-based alkaloid and the most abundant active alkaloid in the Southeast Asian plant Mitragyna speciosa, commonly known as kratom.