Taylor Hawkins had 10 different substances in his system, officials say
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had 10 different substances in his system at the time of his death, Colombian officials said.
The 50-year-old was playing on the South American leg of the band’s world tour when his sudden death was announced on Saturday.
In a statement following an initial forensic examination, the Colombian Attorney General’s Office said a preliminary urine toxicology test indicated the presence of 10 different substances, including marijuana, antidepressants and opioids.
The statement continued: “The National Institute of Forensic Medicine continues to conduct the necessary medical studies to ascertain the cause of death.
The rock group played in Argentina last Sunday and were due to perform in Bogota on Friday night.
It comes after the Bogota municipal government said the city’s emergency centre received a report of a patient with “chest pain” and sent an ambulance on Friday evening.
Paramedics attempted to revive Hawkins but there was no response and he was declared dead at his hotel in northern Bogota, the statement added.
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