Six weeks after the news of Joan Rivers‘ death broke, the
investigation surrounding it has ended and the cause of her
passing has been revealed.
According to People,
the comedian died from low blood oxygen. More specifically, the medical
examiner report attributes her death to “anoxic encephalopathy due to hypoxic
arrest.” What exactly does that mean in layman’s terms? Basically, Rivers died
from a lack of oxygen that was severe enough to result in significant brain
damage.
Rivers is survived by her daughter, Melissa. The
grief-stricken daughter of the iconic comedian released a statement earlier,
declaring no comment on the official ruling. She said: “We continue to be
saddened by our tragic loss and are grateful for the enormous outpouring of
love and support from around the world.”
A veritable force in the male-dominated comedic scene,
Rivers is credited with paving the way for many female comics that came after
her. Her death sparked an outpouring of
emotion among many fellow celebrities on social media.
The sharp tongued comic legend first entered the Manhattan
hospital for a common throat procedure. After being sedated by the drug
propofol — the same sedative that killed Michael Jackson —
Rivers went into cardiac arrest. She spent one week in a coma before passing
away in her sleep on Sept. 4. She was 81-years-old.
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