The official closure of the police investigation into the death of actor Matthew Perry has been confirmed.
The Friends star was discovered deceased in the hot tub of his Los Angeles residence on October 28. His demise was officially labeled as 'accidental,' and the Los Angeles Police Department has now concluded its investigation, as reported by People magazine.
Online records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner also indicate the closure of Perry's case. The cause of his death was determined to be the acute effects of ketamine, with contributing factors including drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of buprenorphine, a prescription drug often used to treat opioid addiction.
Coroners disclosed that Perry had ketamine levels similar to those of a hospital patient under general anesthesia when he was found. His blood ketamine levels were reported as 3,540 ng/ml in peripheral blood and 3,271 ng/ml in central blood.
Medical examiner Raffi Djabourian stated, 'At the high levels of ketamine found in his postmortem blood specimens, the main lethal effects would be from both cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression.'
A week before his passing, Perry shared an Instagram post showing him relaxing in the hot tub at his home. His death occurred a year after he revealed his struggles with addiction in a tell-all memoir, detailing his extensive efforts to get sober, including numerous AA meetings, rehab visits, and detox sessions.
Perry, 54, overcame addiction in 2021 and was leading a healthier lifestyle with the assistance of his 'sober companion,' Morgan Moses, mentioned in the memoir under the pseudonym 'Erin.' His funeral took place in an intimate ceremony attended by Friends co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, Courtney Cox, and David Schwimmer.
The medical examiner clarified that Perry's ketamine therapy for depression, which concluded a week and a half before his death, did not directly contribute to his demise, as ketamine remains in the system for only three to four hours. Perry had no alcohol, cocaine, heroin, meth, or fentanyl in his system.
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