惠特尼休斯顿死因查明系意外溺亡

Pop star Whitney Houston died of accidental drowning due to the effects of cocaine use and heart disease, a Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman said on Thursday.

洛杉矶地方验尸官办公室本周四宣布，美国著名歌手惠特尼•休斯顿死亡原因为意外溺水，同时，吸食可卡因以及心脏病也是其死亡诱因。

The 48-year-old singer, who spent years battling addiction to drugs including cocaine, was found submerged in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room on February 12, the eve of the Grammy Awards. An autopsy into Houston's death found that the cause of death was accidental drowning with atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use listed as contributing factors, Los Angeles County Coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey said. Harvey said toxicology tests also turned up marijuana, an anti-anxiety medication, a muscle relaxant and an anti-histamine in Houston's system. Those drugs were not found to have contributed to her death, and no trauma or foul play were suspected, the coroner's office said. A final report was expected to be made public within two weeks.

48岁的惠特尼于今年格莱美颁奖典礼前夜在洛杉矶比弗利山庄内的希尔顿酒店去世，她生前一直在与毒瘾斗争。惠特尼遗体的毒性测试显示，其体内还有大麻、抗抑郁药品、肌肉舒缓药物以及治疗过敏症的抗组胺药物。不过验尸官办公室表示，这些药物并不是构成惠特尼死亡的诱因，也没有任何惊吓或恶作剧的迹象。正式的尸检报告将于两周内公布。