Aaron Carter, the brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, accidentally drowned in his bathtub after taking drugs, his autopsy has revealed. The US singer was found dead at his home in California last November at the age of 34.
Carter first found fame as a child star in the 1990s and opened for the US boy band on a number of tours and concerts. An autopsy report, obtained by US media outlets, said he had died after becoming "incapacitated" and becoming "submerged underwater".
The report from the Los Angeles medical examiner noted the effects of sedatives and inhaling gas as contributing to his death. Alprazolam, often sold under the brand name Xanax, was found in Carter's system as was the presence of difluoroethane.
