The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office sent out a short update Wednesday following up on the unexplained death of Sam Whitney, a known local transient whose body was found last week under a Eureka bridge where he lived. Press release below:
Sam Whitney was found deceased February 11th under the Ryan Slough Bridge. Whitney was dressed adequately for the weather. A thick sleeping bag was found nearby.
During the autopsy on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Whitney’s cause of death was determined to be heart failure. Whitney appeared to have died three to ten days prior to being found. Drowning and trauma were ruled out as causing or contributing to Whitney’s death.
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