BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding the next of kin for 61-year-old David Paul Bell.

Bell died on August 15, 2025, in Bakersfield.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said efforts to find the family have been unsuccessful.

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Anyone who may have information about next of kin is asked to call the Kern County Coroner’s Office at (661) 392-6700 (press option #3).

KCSO said no further information will be released at this time.