Singer Aaron Carter drowned after taking drugs

US popstar Aaron Carter accidentally drowned successful his bathtub due to the fact that of drugs helium had taken, a coroner's study says.

The autopsy has present revealed that his decease was caused by drowning owed to the effects of sedatives helium had taken and state helium had inhaled.

Alprazolam, often sold nether the marque sanction Xanax, was recovered successful his system.

The compressed state difluoroethane was besides detected. The study describes it arsenic a "gas commonly utilized arsenic a propellant successful aerial spray cleaners" which "can induce feelings of euphoria erstwhile inhaled".

Carter was past seen live erstwhile constabulary visited his location successful the aboriginal hours of 4 November, the Associated Press reports. They were checking connected him aft helium had been seen with an inhalant connected an Instagram unrecorded video, according to a constabulary study included successful the autopsy findings.

Carter had asked the officers to leave. Later that time helium missed an assignment with a cause counsellor, the constabulary study said.

The pursuing time a pistillate described arsenic a housekeeper visited Carter's location to connection him coffee. When determination was nary effect she fto herself successful and recovered him lying unresponsive successful a Jacuzzi-style tub with the jets inactive running.

Paramedics pronounced him dormant astatine the scene.

Prescription bottles and cans of an physics duster that helium had utilized for inhaling were recovered by investigators.

Carter started his vocation opening for the lad set Backstreet Boys connected a fig of tours and concerts.

During the precocious 90s and aboriginal noughties helium sold millions of copies of his 4 albums, the archetypal of which was erstwhile helium was lone 9 years old.

His 2nd album, Aaron's Party (Come Get It), was released successful 2000 and went triple platinum. Following the medium helium supported Britney Spears connected the Oops!... I Did It Again tour.

As helium grew older, Carter transitioned into rap and besides appeared successful Broadway musicals and connected the US TV amusement Dancing With The Stars.

He faced a fig of struggles, checking successful to rehab respective times and filing a bankruptcy petition successful 2013 implicit millions of dollars of debt, overmuch of it tax-related.

He besides had respective run-ins with authorities implicit drugs possession and reckless driving.

Carter's lad Prince was calved successful 2021 and, according to The Hollywood Reporter, helium checked into rehab past twelvemonth successful a bid to summation custody of him.

Many paid tribute to Carter aft his death, including Paris Hilton, Tyler Hilton and Hilary Duff, and bands New Kids connected the Block and *NSYNC.