Peace Harbor Hospital patient dies in police custody
FLORENCE OR Oct 16 2017— A person who refused to leave PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center died Friday while in custody of the Florence Police Department.
Police officers had taken the person into custody after a complaint by workers at the hospital in Florence that he or she was being disruptive and refusing to leave, according to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. The hospital discharged the person earlier Friday. The hospital staff, including security guards, asked the person to leave.
The police officers also tried to convince the person to leave, but he or she continued disruptive behavior, according to the sheriff’s office. Once in police custody the person’s health deteriorated rapidly and despite efforts by hospital workers to aid them, the person died.
The sheriff’s office did not release the name of the person, pending family notification.
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office will investigate the death along with the Lane County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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