Anne Heche Autopsy Report : Reveals Cause of Death as Accident Crash?

Anne Heche Autopsy Report: Anne Heche crashed her car into a Los Angeles house in August, suffering fatal burns and smoke inhalation, according to a report from the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

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Anne Heche Autopsy Report

According to the autopsy report, after she crashed her vehicle into the residence, a fire broke out and she was trapped in the vehicle. It took first responders about 30 minutes to extricate her, according to the report.

When Heche was removed from the vehicle, she was taken to the hospital where she was intubated. She fell into a coma for several days and was declared brain-dead on Aug. 11 at the age of 53.

Anne Heche was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs when she crashed her car into a house on August 5, according to a final autopsy obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

A toxicology report based on blood and urine samples showed evidence that she had previously used cocaine and cannabis, though not at the time of the fiery crash. The coroner also confirmed that fentanyl found in Heche’s urine was administered by the hospital for pain purposes.

Anne Heche Cause of Death

Anne Heche Death: The US actor Anne Heche has died, a week after she was critically injured in a car crash. On Friday afternoon representatives for Heche, 53, confirmed she was “brain dead”, which under California law is the definition of death. It was announced earlier in the day Heche would be taken off of life support. It is understood her heartbeat was being maintained in case appropriate organ donation could take place.

Per the new coroner’s report, Heche’s inhalation injuries caused “changes to the respiratory system that decreases the intake of oxygen needed to sustain life,” resulting in anoxic brain injury. The L.A. County coroner’s office later revealed that Heche died from smoke “inhalation and thermal injuries.”

The coroner determined Heche’s manner of death as an accident.

The Six Days, Seven Nights actress’ body was cremated on Aug. 18, according to a death certificate obtained by E! News, with her final place of burial listed as the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Anne Heche Accident

Anne Heche Crash: New audio files from the Los Angeles Fire Department reveal that actor Anne Heche was trapped in her car for nearly an hour before being rescued at the scene of the fiery crash that led to her death last month.

The clips, which were obtained by NBC Los Angeles, detail how firefighters weren’t able to locate Heche’s body for 24 minutes after arriving at the scene and then took 25 minutes to remove her from her car, which was lodged in the back wall of a private residence.

Anne Heche Net Worth

Anne Heche was an American actress, writer, director, and producer who had a net worth of $400 thousand at the time of her death in August 2022.