Cory Monteith Official Cause Of Death: Heroin And Alcohol
July 16 2013, Published 5:02 p.m. ET
Glee star Cory Monteith died from a mixture of heroin and alcohol, authorities announced Tuesday.
It was a sad ending for a star who battled the demons of drug addiction for years, often candidly discussing his struggle. He had been in rehab earlier this year.
Barbara McLintock, Coroner for BC Coroners Service announced: "We do now have a cause of death in the tragic death of Cory Monteith and that cause of death was a mixed drug toxicity and it involves heroin primarily and also alcohol." She added that there was nothing beyond the overdose being a "sad and tragic accident." Foul play had been ruled out earlier.
The sudden and sad death of the 31-year-old star occurred at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel on July 13 in Vancouver.
The coroner added: "That's really all the information we have at this point. The coroner's investigation is continuing. Mr. Monteith's family is of course aware of the circumstances of his death.
"We should also say at this point, there's absolutely nothing at this point, no evidence to suggest this is anything other than the most sad and tragic accident."
The shocking result comes in the wake of friends and family expressing strong opinions that Monteith was clean and sober, had beaten his addictions and spent his last days in Vancouver with no sign of using drugs. That caused his death to become even more mysterious and now the secret of how he managed to le