Tulare County Sheriff's Sergeant dies of suspected natural causes

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Tulare County Sheriff's Sergeant died astatine his location successful Orange Cove connected Wednesday morning.

The sheriff's bureau says 45-year-old Sgt. Chad Bruce's household recovered him unconscious successful his bed.

Bruce was pronounced dormant a abbreviated clip later.

His origin of decease has not yet been determined.

Investigators accidental it appears Bruce died of earthy causes.

Bruce began moving astatine the sheriff's bureau successful June 2022.

He was promoted to sergeant successful 2018 earlier joining the Tulare Area Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team.