Although reports surfaced that Corey Haim‘s heart was enlarged and there was fluid in his lungs, the coroner had not ruled out a drug overdose as a cause of death.
“You can have somebody with an enlarged heart and some other medical conditions, but you don’t know if the actual cause of death is from illegal substances, medication or heart failure,” said Los Angeles County Deputy Coroner Ed Winter.
Yet, his body may have been weak from the years of drug abuse.
“There were some preliminary findings, and we agreed to let the mother know what those were,” Winter said. “It was explained to her that even though this is some preliminary findings that the doctor observed, there wouldn’t be a final cause of death until the final toxicology tests are back.”
The cause of death may not be determined for another six weeks.
Even Corey Feldman has even asked that people not “jump the gun” to assume that Haim died from drugs.
So sad.
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