Deccan Chronicle

Fisher died of ‘sleep apnoea’

Report also cites ‘other undetermin­ed factors’

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Los Angeles, June 17: Carrie Fisher, the actress of Star Wars fame, died from sleep apnoea and “other undetermin­ed factors,” the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said on Saturday.

The brief statement also cited conditions of drug use and atheroscle­rotic heart disease, a buildup of plaque in the artery walls.

Under “how injury occurred,” the report noted the intake of multiple drugs, the significan­ce of which remained unclear, it said.

The office said the manner of death would be listed as undetermin­ed.

The actress — who catapulted to worldwide stardom as rebel warrior Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy — suffered a medical emergency on a transatlan­tic flight in late December. She died four days later at the age of 60.

In January, the LA coroner listed the cause of death as cardiac arrest.

Fisher had suffered from numerous addictions and was searingly honest about her bipolar disorder, as well as prescripti­on drug use. — AFP

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