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Gerard Couzens & Phil Norris

Taylor Hawkins cause of death latest: Foo Fighters' drummer's heart 'double the weight it should have been'

Colombian officials have said that Taylor Hawkins' heart was double the weight of most men of 50 when he died. The Foo Fighters' drummer was found at a hotel in Bogota and had 10 different substances in his body at the time of his death.

The Mirror reports that forensic experts are said to have discovered his heart weighed "at least 600 grams" during an autopsy following his death on Friday. Investigators have concluded the 50-year-old suffered cardiovascular collapse after consuming a cocktail of drugs, Colombian news magazine Semana reported.

In a statement following an initial forensic examination, the Colombian Attorney General’s Office said a preliminary urine toxicology test indicated the presence of 10 different substances, including marijuana, antidepressants and opioids. It comes after the Bogota municipal government said the city’s emergency centre received a report of a patient with “chest pain” and sent an ambulance on Friday evening.

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