(L.A.) Spencer Geerlings, 28, Died in an Accident
Case Number: 2023-14688
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 28-year-old male.
The coroner’s office has identified the individual as Spencer Geerlings of Newman, Georgia.
Place of Death: Ocean
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Blunt Force Injuries
RIP SPENCER GEERLINGS (April 17, 1995 – October 26, 2023)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 3:15 p.m.
Date of death usually refers to when the body was found and/or the decedent has been officially declared deceased, and not to an estimate of when the individual may have actually died. Similarly, place of death refers to where the body was found and not necessarily to the place the body became lifeless.
Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on December 20.
First Officer Spencer Geerlings was on the Phoenix Air plane that crashed off the coast of California on May 10 while on a contract mission for the U.S. Navy.