Whitney Houston died from an
accidental drowning in a hotel bathtub, but the "effects of
atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use" were contributing factors
in her death, the Los Angeles County coroner said in an initial autopsy
report released Thursday.
Houston, 48, was "found
submerged in bathtub filled with water" and "no trauma or foul play is
suspected," the coroner said in a one-page release.
The 60% narrowing of her
arteries "suggest a cardiac event complicated by the cocaine use" led to
Houston's slipping underwater, Harvey said.
"Something happened that
caused her to go down and we know that when she slipped under the water
she was still alive," he said. "We have evidence of drowning since there
was water in the lungs."
Houston's family, which
had been informed of the findings before Thursday's release, issued a
statement through a family spokeswoman.
"We are saddened to learn
of the toxicology results, although we are glad to now have closure,"
said Patricia Houston, the singer's sister-in-law and former manager.
Houston died February 11
in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California,
the day before the music industry gathered for the annual Grammy Awards
in Los Angeles.
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