Fifth death of an evacuee

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Carlsbad:

The San Diego County medical examiner’s office reported a fifth death of an evacuee Wednesday.

James Sharp, 64, a resident of La Costa Glen nursing home in Carlsbad, died Tuesday, a day after being evacuated from his nursing home to Alvarado Hospital. After his arrival at Alvarado, his condition rapidly deteriorated, said Rick Poggemeyer, operations administrator at the medical examiner’s office. Sharp had suffered multiple fractures of his cervical spine after a fall on Oct. 12. His cause of death is pending.

-- Charles Ornstein