Whitney Houston Autopsy: What is Her Cause of Death?

Publish date: 2024-05-06

Whitney Houston was found unconscious and buried in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on February 11, 2012. The singer seemed fine when she talked to her mother Cissy Houston at 3:15 p.m.

At 3:43 p.m., less than 30 minutes after the singer’s helper found her unconscious in the bathtub, hotel security was called. After two minutes, police officers came into her room because they were already at the hotel getting ready for Clive Davis’s party that night before the Grammys.

Houston was given CPR until 3:55 p.m. when she was officially declared dead. In this post, you will get all the information related to her autopsy report.

What Was Found in Whitney Houston’s Autopsy Report?

According to the Coroner’s report, Houston’s death was determined to be an accidental drowning with heart disease, cocἀine and metἀbolites were also factors in her demἰse.

Marijuana, Xanax (an anti-anxiety drμg), Benἀdryl (an allergy medication) and FIexeril (a muscle relaxant) were also discovered in her body. Craig Harvey, the chief coroner for Los Angeles County said:

“An autopsy into Houston’s deἀth found that the cause of deἀth was accidental drowning with atherosclerotic heart disease and cocἀine use listed as contributing factors.”

“Water was discovered in her lungs, when she was immersed underwater. Based on our testing, the cocἀine level was not necessarily a deἀdly level. However, her cἀrdiac condition and prolonged cocἀine usage complicated her demἰse.”

The lab report for Houston said that “cocaine and metabolites” played a part in her death. Her death shocked the public as well as music fans all around the world.

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How Did Whitney Houston’s Loved Ones Pay Tribute to Her?

Whitney Houston’s loved ones are deeply affected after hearing the news of her death. They share tributes towards her on social media. One user tweeted, “This young lady did amazing I would have cried as soon as I seen. Ms Whitney Houston the LEGEND.”

WOW
this young lady did amazing I would have cried as soon as I seen
Ms Whitney Houston the LEGEND
& heard that ICONIC voice that close#WhitneyHouston 🕊️🕊️#Legend
& She will have this BEAUTIFUL memory for ever
LOVE it 💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/GTMQcxQU6a

— OJW (@livia_j_w) November 9, 2023

Another user said, “Whitney Houston’s death still bothers me.”

Whitney Houston’s death still bothers me

— Assertive Adonis ✨ (@reMARQable_) May 22, 2023

One fan wrote, “It’s weird how some celebrity deaths hurt way more and way longer than others. Some of the worst ones for me are Whitney Houston.” 

It’s weird how some celebrity deaths hurt way more and way longer than others. Some of the worst ones for me are Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Brittany Murphy and Karen Carpenter. Can’t see or hear them in anything without getting emotional.

— ♜♜ Good Citizen ♜♜ (@Ornoulibobo) November 12, 2023

Forelli tweeted, “I miss Whitney Houston so much man.. she was so beautiful.”

I miss Whitney Houston so much man.. she was so beautiful. Her death will never sit right with me. She should still be here with Patti & them.

— FORELLI🌹 (@FORELLIMAFIA) November 11, 2023

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