(L.A.) Zachary Arradaza, 14, Died in an Emergency Department

Case Number: 2026-03172

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 14-year-old Latino male.

The coroner’s office identified the young teen as Zachary Arradaza.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Ruptured Acute Eosinophilic Appendicitis

Other Significant Conditions: Respiratory Viral Infection (Influenza A and Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus)

RIP ZACHARY LUCAS ARRADAZA (November 15, 2011 – February 21, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday night at an emergency department.