If a player dies in survival, the world will unload all chunks, but they will not reload. Using F3 + A to reload all chunks will not reload the chunks.
I found if you restart the world (Quitting and rejoining) it will reload the chunks, however.
MC-138644
When a player dies, all chunks will unload without reloading.
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Bea Brown
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Minecraft 18w44a
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