CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake Police Department officials believe they have tentatively identified a man found dead last week.

Sgt. Nick Bennett said a positive identification of the man is pending the results of fingerprint analysis, and as a result a name has not yet been released.

At approximately 5:50 a.m. last Thursday, March 20, Clearlake Police officers were notified that a person was lying in the street on the 3000 block of Green Street, as Lake County News has reported.

On arrival officers located a male at that location and he was unresponsive. Lake County Fire Protection Department medics responded and determined the male was deceased, police reported.

Clearlake Police Department requested assistance from the public in identifying the person and subsequently received information that led to a tentative identification, Bennett said.

Bennett said the cause of the man's death is pending the results of an autopsy.

The Clearlake Police Department thanked those individuals who came forward with information leading to the probable identification of the young man.   

Anyone with any information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251.