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The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified Benjamin Alan Michael Harmonson, a 36-year-old senior deputy, as the individual who died by suicide and was found near a canal along 7th Standard Road in Bakersfield. His body was discovered on May 21, and law enforcement officials escorted it to the coroner’s office later that evening.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation has shut down all lanes of I-26, 2 miles east of Exit 10, following a crash in Spartanburg County. The Coroner's Office is also responding to the scene, and details about the crash are currently limited.
The Hinds County coroner's office in Mississippi, criticized for burying individuals without notifying their families, has released an unsigned and undated policy on death notifications, raising questions about its effectiveness during the mishandled cases. The policy, if in effect over the past two years, appears to have been disregarded by the office investigators. Families of the deceased men, whose bodies were buried without their knowledge, express outrage, prompting calls for a federal investigation. While the police and coroner's office blame each other for failed notifications, experts note that the policy lacks important guidance on finding next of kin and confirming their identity, highlighting the need for more comprehensive and compassionate death notification procedures.
A 50-year-old man named Cedric Bernard Williams died in a house fire on Hillandale Road in Greenville County, South Carolina. The cause and manner of death are still under investigation by the Greenville County Sheriff's Office and the Coroner's Office.
The Union County Coroner's Office is seeking information to identify a pedestrian who was killed in a crash on the 1700 Block of Whitmire Highway. The victim, a white male, was walking in the middle of the roadway when they were struck by a vehicle. The victim did not have any identification on them. Anyone with information is asked to contact Union County 911.
A 59-year-old man in Harlan County, Kentucky was killed after being attacked by a swarm of bees while moving an old bag of potting soil from his porch. Despite CPR attempts, the man was pronounced dead in the emergency room. The man's identity will not be released until all family members have been notified.
The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office has identified the victim of a house fire that occurred on Friday night as 64-year-old Gregory David Council. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Reidville Fire Department, Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, and the State Fire Marshal's Office.
A 55-year-old woman, Roma Alexander, died after being hit by a pickup truck while walking on Highway 76 near Laurens County Hospital in South Carolina. The driver of the truck was unharmed.
A motorcyclist identified as Austin William Russell Outlaw, 27, died in Kershaw County, South Carolina, after losing control of his bike and crashing into the woods. Outlaw was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on East Main Street in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Further details are yet to be released.