(L.A.) Timothy Zega, 43, Died at a Wash Run-Off Canal

Case Number: 2026-05445

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 43-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in the run-off canal of a wash.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Timothy Zega. Born in L.A. County.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Multiple Drug Toxicity

RIP TIMOTHY WILLIAM ZEGA (June 19, 1982 – April 2, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday morning.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, polydrug overdose.

A wash is a stream, creek, or river that only carries water intermittently, usually during and after rainstorms or snowmelt. These are common in arid regions like Southern California.

Description from YouTube Video: GRIFFITH PARK Suspicious Death Investigation Bike Path

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: Around 8:00 am 4-2-26
LOCATION: Los Feliz Blvd / Bike Path
AREA/CITY: Griffith Park / Los Feliz
HANDLING AGENCIES: LAPD / Park Rangers

DETAILS:

A man was found dead. It is unknown if the person who found the body was a park maintenance worker who was also at the scene.

LAFD requested LAPD for a suspicious death. Park Rangers and LAPD were both at the scene investigating. Unknown how the person died.

The Los Angeles River Bike Path provides a key, paved, and flat route connecting Griffith Park to Los Feliz, passing through the Glendale Narrows. The path runs alongside the river, often close to the 5 freeway,