LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department said Wednesday that a man whose body was found last month in a creek bed appears to have died of a heart condition.

The body of Charles Richard Goodrich, 65, was discovered in Forbes Creek on Jan. 17, as Lake County News has reported.

Police initially reported that Goodrich's death appeared to be accidental.

On Wednesday, Lakeport Police Sgt. Kevin Odom said the agency received a copy of Goodrich's autopsy report the previous day.

Odom said the autopsy findings indicated the most probable cause of death was a sudden cardiac dysrhythmia – also known as an irregular heartbeat – related to a prior medical condition.

“Based on our investigation and the autopsy, this investigation has been closed,” Odom said.

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