Carrie Fisher didn’t die of a heart attack claims pathologist who thinks heroin is to blame for her death

CARRIE Fisher didn’t die of a heart attack, according to a pathologist who believes heroin is to blame for her death.

The Princess Leia actress died aged 60 in December 2016 after suffering a heart attack aboard a flight.

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She was rushed to hospital, before being stabilised and placed on a ventilator while in the intensive care unit, but died four days later.

Forensic expert Dr Michael Hunter claims she took heroin before or soon after taking off on the flight from London to LA.

Giving his verdict on the show Autopsy: The Last Hours Of… he said: “It’s generally assumed Carrie Fisher died from a heart attack, but I’m not convinced.

“Her medical report also states she died from ‘undetermined factors,’ which is unusually inconclusive, considering she was in hospital for four days before she passed away.”

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He continued:  “I believe illegal drugs played a much more significant role than was first thought.” A toxicology report revealed a powerful heroin metabolite known as 6-MAM, as well as opiates, cocaine and ecstasy, had been in her body.

“The level of 6-MAM in her blood suggests she took a final dose in London just before the 11-hour flight as she slept the whole way.

“As Carrie slept, the heroin and other opiates she had taken sedated her and suppressed her breathing.”

He claims that she vomited when woken up before landing, which “led to the aspiration of gastric material in her airways. This caused oxygen starvation and brain damage which interrupted electrical signals to her heart, causing cardiac arrest”.

He concluded: “The long period of time when her brain received no oxygen proved to be fatal. I believe it was damage to Carrie’s brain that ultimately led to her death and not a heart attack as reported.”

The episode of Autopsy: The Last Hours Of will air in the UK later this year.

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