The 22-year-old daughter of a Los Angeles mayoral candidate was found alone suffering from a medical emergency on the side of a road before she died.
Emily Beutner, whose father Austin Beutner is running against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, died on January 6, according to LA County Medical Examiner records.
Her cause of death has been listed as ‘deferred’ pending further investigation, but heartbreaking details from the LA Sheriff’s Department (LASD) have emerged about the circumstances leading up to it.
A witness reportedly alerted police of a woman in a ‘state of medical distress’ on the side of a highway in Palmdale just after midnight, per the Los Angeles Times.
Deputies and paramedics rushed to the scene to treat Emily. She was then taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
It is unclear how long she remained on the side of the road – which is surrounded by fields – or what the nature of her medical episode was.
LASD homicide detectives are handling this investigation, but Lieutenant Michael Modica told the LA Times that this is not indicative of her cause of death.
Having the homicide unit investigate the death of a young person is standard practice, he said.
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