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The Los Angeles Country Medical Examination Carter’soon has finally revealed the cause of Aaron Carter’s death. This revelation comes five months after the music star was found unresponsive in his Lancaster home. Carter dealt with addiction issues in the few years leading up to his demise. The late child star, who passed on at 34, released his final album in 2018.
What Is the Cause of Aaron Carter’s Death?
Reports given by the Los Angeles Medical Examination Coroner show that he drowned after inhaling difluoroethane and taking alprazolam. Dichloromethane is a gas often used in compressed air cans, while alprazolam is a generic form of the brand name Xanax.
Reports obtained by People showed that the singer was incapacitated when he was in the bathroom. Carter was already in the bathtub when the drug started taking effect. The effect of the drug made him slip under the water, and he drowned to drown in the tub until he gave up the ghost. The 34-year-old was discovered lifeless on the 4th of November. An insider revealed that at the time he was found, he had lost consciousness, and prescription pills and drug paraphernalia were found in his bedroom.
According to the Stop Drowning Now organization, drowning ranks as the third leading cause of unintentional injury death all over the world. The Centre For Disease Control and Prevention gave the statistics that alcohol use is the cause of 1 in 4 cases arising from drowning.
Other singers, such as Whitney Houston and Dolores O’ Riordan of the Cranberries, were also found unresponsive in their bathtubs due to accidental drowning while under the influence of drugs. Houston had cocaine in her system when she died in the bathtub of a hotel room in 2012. Riordan drowned, and she had alcohol and prescription medication in her system at the time she drowned in 2018 while in a hotel in London.
Carter’s Siblings Pen Heartfelt Tribute to Their Brother
Carter’s brother, Nick Carter, alongside the deceased twin sister, Angel Carter, remembers their brother in a heartfelt tribute. Nick wrote that even though he had a problematic relationship with his brother, the love he had for him never changed.
The 42-year-old added that he has always held on to the expectancy that he would someday want to walk on a healthy path and finally find the help he needed. Carter’s twin, Angel, wrote that she loved her twin beyond measure. Angel added that he will be missed dearly. She described him as funny and promised to cherish their memories together.