Los Angeles County Fire Department

Man Found Dead in Crawlspace Under Hawaiian Gardens Home

A man was found dead Wednesday in a crawl space beneath a home in Hawaiian Gardens.

Firefighters responded about 11:20 a.m. to a report of a man unresponsive in a crawl space under a home in the 11200 block of East 224th Street.

The man was found unconscious about 40 feet inside the crawl space and was pronounced dead after being pulled out by rescuers, a Los Angeles County Fire Department inspector said.

Neighbors told NBC4 they believed he was spraying for bugs under the house and died.

The sheriff's department was investigating the death.

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