Aaron Carter’s official cause of death revealed as drowning: Autopsy shows singer became ‘incapacitated’ and ‘slipped under the water in bathtub’ after taking Xanax and ‘HUFFING’
The autopsy for singer Aaron Carter revealed that he drowned in his bathtub after consuming Xanax and huffing ahead of his death at 34 last year at his home in Lancaster, California.
Carter’s autopsy results showed he had consumed alprazolam, which is a generic form of Xanax, and inhaled compressed difluoroethane,’ according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, TMZ reported Tuesday.
Carter inhaled compressed difluoroethane, a propellant used in cans of compressed air, a practice commonly known as ‘huffing.’
Carter was ‘incapacitated while in the bathtub due to the effects’ of the substances, according to officials.
Carter’s body was found in his home November 25, 2022. Authorities said in the report that the entertainer, under the influence of the substances, ‘slipped under the water’ and drowned.
The latest: The autopsy for singer Aaron Carter revealed that he drowned in his bathtub after consuming Xanax and huffing ahead of his death at 34 last year. Pictured in February 2022 in Las Vegas
Carter’s autopsy results showed he had consumed alprazolam, which is a generic form of Xanax, and inhaled compressed difluoroethane,’ according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, TMZ reported Tuesday
Coroners officials in January ruled out drowning as his primary cause of death, TMZ reported, as medical examiners did not detect any water in his lungs.
Melanie Martin, who was Carter’s fiancée and shared a child with him, told the outlet that the release of the autopsy did not bring closure about for her.
‘It claims death is by drowning but also adds he was wearing a t-shirt and necklace in the bathtub which doesn’t make sense, why would he be in a bathtub with clothes on?’ Martin said. ‘I am still in shock and still miss Aaron every day. I don’t understand the chain of events and this report only has us asking more questions.’
