Anne Heche

Coroner Reveals Anne Heche's Cause of Death

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Anne Heche

People reported today that Anne Heche died from "smoke inhalation and thermal burns" according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner.

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Anne Heche

Her death was deemed an official accident.

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Anne Heche

The study noted a "sternal fracture owing to blunt trauma" as an additional "significant ailment" that contributed to her death.

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Last week, Heche was injured when her automobile jumped a curb and crashed into a house in West Los Angeles, before catching fire.

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She was brought to the emergency room in a severe condition.

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Colleagues, acquaintances, and admirers pay tribute to Anne Heche.

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Thursday, after viable organs had been given and it was determined that Heche was brain dead, her family took the tough choice to discontinue life support.

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On Sunday evening, her heart stopped beating.

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The coroner's office reported her death date as August 11, the day she was pronounced brain dead at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center.

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