Cause of death of actress Anne Heche revealed. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s report, Heche died of “smoke inhalation and thermal injuries.” Her death, therefore, was considered an accident.
The medical report also cites a “sternum fracture due to severe trauma” as another contributing factor to the death.
Heche was hospitalized on August 5 after the car she was driving crashed into a house and caught fire in the Mar Vista area of ​​Los Angeles. About 60 firefighters fought the fire caused by the clash.
Another forensic report revealed that he was driving at 145 km / h at the time of the collision. She was rushed to hospital in critical condition.
The actress suffered severe burns and fell into a coma, never recovering.
Heche was pronounced brain dead on the 11th and her family decided to remove her life support after all vital organs could be donated. Her heart stopped beating on Sunday evening (14/8). The coroner’s office indicated the date of her death as August 11, the day she was pronounced brain dead. Eight people will receive their organs, but the information is kept medically confidential.
Police also investigated the incident after blood tests showed the presence of “narcotics” in the Heche system. They were trying to determine, among other things, whether the drugs had been introduced into his system in the hospital, as part of pain management, or before. In any case, the test results showed that Heche was not under the influence of alcohol. On Sunday, after the actress’s death, authorities announced that the investigation had been closed.
“We have lost a bright light, a kind and joyful soul, a loving mother and a loyal friend. We will miss Anne very much, but she survives through her beautiful children, her iconic work and her passionate support. Her courage to always keeping her truth, spreading her message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact, “the actress’s family said in a statement.
Lynne Mishele, the owner of the house where Heche’s car crashed, also spoke on social media. “The news of Anne Heche’s death is devastating. Her family, her friends and especially her children have suffered a great loss and my heart is with them,” she said. “The whole situation is tragic and there are really no words. I’m sending love to everyone involved.”
A fund created to help Mishele with the expenses of her home, which was destroyed in the collision, raised over $ 150,000.
Source: Terra
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