Sheriff’s deputies are investigating after an inmate died at the Clark County Jail Sunday morning.
Deputies and medical staff at the jail were checking on inmates at 11:02 a.m. when they discovered a male inmate unresponsive in the booking detox area, according to a Clark County Sheriff’s Office news release.
“Personnel immediately began performing life saving measures and requested emergency medical assistance,” the release says.
Vancouver Fire Department medics responded to the jail and pronounced the unidentified 38-year-old man dead at 11:09 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office.
