Dolores O’Riordan, the iconic singer for The Cranberries who passed away in a London hotel back on January 15, accidentally drowned in a bathtub after consuming alcohol, according to a coroner’s inquest.
The report was concluded and released on Thursday after months of investigation into what had caused the death of O’Riordan, who was just 46 years old at the time.
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Originally having suspected a suicide, police investigated further because O’Riordan didn’t leave a note, and there was no evidence of any self-harm done prior to death.
But after months of looking at the facts, the coroner’s inquest has determined what they believe to have happened: an accidental death.
According to the report, five miniature alcohol bottles and one bottle of champagne were found in O’Riordan’s room; toxicology tests revealed that the singer had a blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit for driving, as well.
It’s a horribly tragic end to what had been a truly iconic career for O’Riordan; as the lead singer of The Cranberries, she and the group enjoyed massive international success in the 1990s with hit songs like Dream, Linger, and Zombie.
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Upon her death in January, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar even called her “the voice of a generation,” acknowledging her and the group’s incredible influence during that decade.
And still at 46, O’Riordan had more to do; at the time of her death, she was in London specifically to work on recording new music.
So sad.
R.I.P.
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