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Man’s downtown Las Vegas death blamed on heat

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By KIMBER LAUX LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

July 4, 2015 - 5:30 pm

A 30-year-old man whose body was found Wednesday in the Arts District of downtown Las Vegas was identified Saturday by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Joshua Warren Douglas Davis, whose city of residence is unknown, was found about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Casino Center Drive and Coolidge Avenue, police said.

Davis died of environmental heat exposure, the coroner’s office said. His manner of death was natural.

Contact Kimber Laux at klaux@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @lauxkimber.

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