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Released: July 18, 2012 - Wednesday, 12:23 PM

Autopsy Results

Contact: Tony CipollaPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 7-1-12Place of Occurrence: Shell BeachVictim Information: Jonathan BlankenshipSuspect Information: N/AThe Coroner's Unit of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's office has released the autopsy results for 34-year-old Jonathan Blankenship of Pismo Beach. He died on July 1 after falling off a cliff in Shell Beach. His death is being ruled as accidental. The Coroner's report says Blankenship sustained blunt force trauma from going off the cliff. Toxicology results are pending. The Pismo Beach Police Department is conducting its own investigation in conjunction with the Coroner's Office.