Crime & Safety

South Bay Woman, 84, Found 'Unresponsive'

The woman later died at the hospital and authorities were investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.

CARSON, CA -- Authorities Tuesday were investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an 84-year-old woman in the Carson area.

A relative found the woman "unresponsive" in her home about 8:20 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of East Collamer Drive, the sheriff's department reported. Paramedics took her to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Authorities withheld her name pending notification of additional family members.

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The cause of death will have to be determined by the coroner's office.

-- City News Service, photo credit: Alexander Nguyen, Patch

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