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ST. GEORGE — An inmate was found dead at the Washington County Purgatory Correctional Facility, and authorities have preliminarily ruled the man's death a suicide.
The incident happened early Friday at the jail located in Hurricane that serves as the Washington County jail.
In a statement, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to an inmate identified as David Staples having a cardiac arrest. The inmate was pronounced dead after lifesaving measures were unsuccessful, the statement read.
"This appears to be a suicide by the preliminary investigation," the statement added. "However, the investigation is still ongoing and we are awaiting information from the medical examiners' office."
