Taylor Hawkins death: Foo Fighters drummer had '10 substances in system' at time of passing
27.03.2022 - 11:15
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had 10 different substances in his system at the time of his death, officials in Colombia have reported.
Hawkins, 50, was found dead at his hotel in Colombia on Friday evening.
Paramedics attempted to revive him following reports of a man with "chest pain".
The band were due to perform in Bogotá on Friday night after playing in Argentina last Sunday as part of their South American tour.
An investigation into Hawkins' death has begun and a statement issued by the Colombian attorney general's office said that Hawkins had a cocktail of drugs in his system, Wales Online reported.
These included THC (marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids.
The statement released on Twitter and 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."
It continued: "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."
In an earlier statement, the Bogotá municipal government said the city's emergency centre received a report of a patient with "chest pain" and sent an ambulance on Friday evening.
Paramedics attempted to revive Hawkins but there