NEWS
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner seeks the public’s help to identify decedent
The decedent is a male, approximately 30 years of age.
SAN FRANCISCO--The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is asking for the public’s help to identify a male who died on Monday, May 12, 2025.
The decedent is a white, possibly Hispanic, male, approximately 30 years old with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 157 pounds. He has multiple tattoos including a cross on his right cheekbone. He was found in a public bathroom in Golden Gate Park, near Martin Luther King, Jr Drive and 19th Avenue.
On Monday, May 12, 2025, the individual was found unresponsive in a public bathroom in Golden Gate Park. Emergency Services were called, and the man was declared dead at the scene. The cause and manner of death are pending.
The OCME uses extensive investigatory methods to identify decedents, such as valid government issued identification cards on their person, fingerprint check, witness interviews, or DNA testing that lead to a valid identification. In an overwhelming majority of cases, the OCME makes a positive identification of the subject within 24 hours.
In this rare case, the OCME’s investigatory methods have not resulted in an identification. The San Francisco Police Department sketch artist rendered a drawing of the decedent.
Anyone with information about the identity of the decedent should contact the OCME Investigative Division at 415-641-2220 or email OCME.INV@SFGOV.ORG or OCME@SFGOV.ORG. Please reference OCME Case Number 2025-0673.
About the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is responsible for the investigation and certification of any sudden, unexpected, and violent deaths of legal or public health interest. The OCME also compiles data into reports, such as the monthly Accidental Overdose Reports to regularly inform public health experts and policy makers. The OCME holds full accreditation status with the National Association of Medical Examiners, the highest form of accreditation a medical examiner office can achieve.