Family of Dead Transient Sought
The Ventura County coroner’s office is asking the public to help locate the family of a transient who died in a Ventura field the day after Thanksgiving.
Fernando Gonzales Duran, 30, was found dead on a dirt road between a strawberry field and a lettuce field Nov. 24.
He died of unknown causes, but authorities do not suspect foul play.
Duran, who had been arrested for public intoxication, was released from jail two days before his death, said Armando Chavez, deputy coroner. When he was found, their was no alcohol in his system.
The coroner’s office is releasing the man’s name and photograph in hopes of finding his family.
“Some of his friends in South Oxnard said he used to visit some family in Pacoima,” Chavez said. “Now we are asking anyone who knows him to help us find them.”
Anyone with information should call the Ventura County coroner’s office at (805) 641-4400.
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