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Next of kin sought for two in Lehigh County

The Lehigh County coroner’s office is seeking the next of kin for two individuals who recently died.

The next of kin of Samuel Trapp, 78, of Bethlehem, is being sought. Trapp was pronounced dead at 6:56 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fountain Hill. The death is due to natural causes.

Authorities are also seeking the next of kin of Elizabeth Jean Rivera, 47, of Bethlehem. She died on Tuesday at St. Luke’s Hospital. The cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries. The incident occurred on Tuesday at 6:32 p.m. in the 400 block of East Broad Street, Bethlehem. She was a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle.

Anyone with information on either Trapp or Rivera is asked to call the coroner’s office at 610-782-3426.