The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner has released its official findings in the death of Anne Heche, ruling her death to be an accident.
According to People, the coroner’s investigation determined Heche’s death to be the result of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries, a type of burn caused by the skin making contact with hot objects.
The manner of death was listed as an “accident,” while noting that a “sternal fracture due to blunt trauma” was also a “significant condition” contributing to her death.
Sternal fractures commonly occur when a person’s chest hits the steering wheel in a car crash. READ MORE: Anne Heche Dead: Tenant Of Home That Was Destroyed In Crash Speaks Out Heche was pronounced dead on Aug.
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