Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had ‘10 different substances in system’ at time of death while investigation continues

metro.co.uk:

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins is reported to have had ’10 different substances in his system’ at the time of his death.Hawkins, who was found dead in his hotel room on Friday night in Colombia during the band’s latest tour, was 50.A statement released by the Colombian attorney general’s office on Twitter, translated from the original Spanish, read: ‘On the initial forensic medical study of the body of Taylor Hawkins, drummer of the band Foo Fighters, who died yesterday in a hotel in the north of Bogotá, the Attorney General’s Office stated the following:‘In the urine toxicological test performed on the body of Taylor Hawkins, 10 types of substances were preliminarily found, including: THC (marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids.‘The National Institute of Forensic Medicine continues the medical studies to fully clarify the events that led to the death of Taylor Hawkins.‘The Office of the Prosecutor of the Nation will continue with the investigation and will report the results obtained in the framework thereof in a timely manner.’#ATENCIÃN | Comunicado oficial de la #Fiscalía General de la Nación sobre la muerte del ciudadano extranjero Taylor Hawkins, baterista de la banda Foo Fighters.

pic.twitter.com/K3Z7Ss9wcOThe investigation into his death and its causes is ongoing.Bogotá’s District Department of Health said that after Hawkins was found in the hotel, efforts to resuscitate him were attempted, but ‘there was no response, and the patient was declared deceased’.In a statement shared by the band on social media, they said that they were ‘devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins’.It continued: ‘His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with.