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S.F. medical examiner seeks public's help in ID'ing man who died in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco's medical examiner is asking the public's help to identify a man who died in a public bathroom at Golden Gate Park.
The Office of the Chief Examiner on Monday released a sketch of the man, describing him as white, possibly Hispanic, approximately 30 years old and having brown hair and brown eyes. He was 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighed 157 pounds, officials said.
He had multiple tattoos, including one of a cross on his right cheekbone, officials said.
The man was found unresponsive in a public bathroom in Golden Gate Park near Martin Luther King Jr Drive and 19th Avenue on May 12, according to officials. Emergency services were called to the scene and the man was declared dead, officials said, adding that his cause and manner of death are pending.
The medical examiner's office said it uses investigatory methods to identify bodies, such as valid government issued identification cards found on their person, fingerprints, witness interviews or DNA testing. 'In an overwhelming majority of cases, the OCME makes a positive identification of the subject within 24 hours,' officials said in a statement.
However, in this 'rare case,' the medical examiner said it has not been able to identify the man.
