A 64-year-old died in his cell at the York County Prison Sunday morning, the coroner announced Tuesday.

Juan Gualberto Ortiz-Ortiz, of York, was pronounced dead at 5:39 a.m. Sunday, after being found unresponsive in his single cell. Resuscitative efforts were unsuccessful, according to officials.

Ortiz-Ortiz had been incarcerated for about five weeks, since August 23.

Pennsylvania State police are investigating.

Ortiz-Ortiz’s cause and manner of death are pending additional testing after an autopsy on Monday.

The coroner said no trauma was noted, and there was no obvious suspicious indicators.

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