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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Summer Woolley

Autopsy confirms cause of death for Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa

Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, an autopsy report confirmed on Tuesday.

The report revealed Arakawa, 65, had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and body. Her lungs were also heavy and congested.

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