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Tulare County man has died with no sign of his family. Can you help locate his next of kin?

Photo of Jesus Hernandez provided by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. After the 50-year-old died Sept. 2, authorities are seeking family or others who might have known him.
Photo of Jesus Hernandez provided by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. After the 50-year-old died Sept. 2, authorities are seeking family or others who might have known him.

The death of a Tulare County man has prompted authorities to put out a public plea for help in notifying members of his family.

Jesus Hernandez, 50, died of natural causes Sept. 2 shortly after being admitted into Kaweah Delta Medical Center, but the Tulare County Sheriff's Coroner’s Office is still trying to locate family or others who might have known him.

Photo of Jesus Hernandez provided by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. After the 50-year-old died Sept. 2, authorities are seeking family or others who might have known him.
Photo of Jesus Hernandez provided by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. After the 50-year-old died Sept. 2, authorities are seeking family or others who might have known him. TULARE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Hernandez has lived in Tulare, Woodville and Visalia and also may have ties to the Porterville area. He was described as being 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing about 175 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information can contact Sgt. Alan Knight at 559-687-7000 or the Sheriff’s Office at 800-808-0488.

Chueyee Yang: 559-441-6447, @chueyee15

This story was originally published September 20, 2017 at 7:07 PM with the headline "Tulare County man has died with no sign of his family. Can you help locate his next of kin?."

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