An inmate died while at Thurston County Jail, Sheriff Derek Sanders confirmed Sunday.

The cause of death has yet to be determined by the coroner’s office, as of this reporting.

“Corrections staff and on-site medical personnel immediately began life-saving efforts, which were continued by arriving medics,” the sheriff’s office wrote in an announcement. “The medics began to transport the inmate at which time he was pronounced deceased.”

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