More tests ordered in Smith death
Prescription drugs were found in former Playboy Anna Nicole Smith’s hotel room, but there were no pills in her stomach, investigators said tonight.
They are waiting for toxicological tests that would tell whether the 39-year-old died of a drug overdose.
No illegal drugs were found in Smith’s hotel room, where she collapsed on Thursday. said Dr Joshua Perper, the Broward County medical examiner. He would not identify the prescription drugs.
There was no immediate indication of a drug overdose, Perper said, but officials “do not exclude any kind of contribution of medication to the death”.
He called the process a “medical puzzle” and said it would take three to five weeks to conclude the investigation.
The autopsy found no physical injury on Smith’s body Perper said. It revealed only “subtle findings” in the heart and gastrointestinal tract, and blood in her stomach from being in shock before she died.
Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger said nothing unusual was seen on hotel surveillance tapes, and there was no evidence to suggest a crime occurred.
A private nurse found Smith unconscious in her room and called 911, police said.
A bodyguard performed CPR, but Smith was declared dead at a hospital.
