A cause of death has been determined for singerAaron Carter.
The musician, 34, drowned after inhaling difluoroethane and taking alprazolam,according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. Difluoroethane is a gas often used in cans of compressed air, which can be huffed to produce a high, while alprazolam is the generic form of brand-name Xanax.
TMZ wasfirst to reportthe news.
Aaron Carter.Gabe Ginsberg/Getty
The insiders said at the time that it was believed Carter likely lost consciousness and drowned.
Drowning is the third-leading cause of unintentional injury death around the world, according to the organizationStop Drowning Now, and alcohol use is involved in nearly one in four emergency department visits for drowning, per theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention.
Houston had cocaine in her system when she died in the tub of a Los Angeles hotel room in 2012, while O’Riordan had alcohol and prescription medication in hers when she died in 2018 in a London hotel.
Aaron Carter, Angel Carter, Nick Carter.John Sciulli/WireImage for YMI JEANSWEAR INTERNATIONAL
“My heart has been broken today,” Nick wrote in part. “Even though my brother and I have had a complicated relationship,my love for him has never ever faded. I have always held onto the hope, that he would somehow, someday want to walk a healthy path and eventually find the help that he so desperately needed.”
Angel wrote, “To my twin…I loved you beyond measure. You will be missed dearly. My funny, sweet Aaron, I have so many memories of you … and I promise to cherish them. I know you’re at peace now. I will carry you with me until the day I die and get to see you again. 💔.”
A source told PEOPLE shortly after his death that Carter was still reeling from the sudden deaths of several family members, including his sister Leslie, who died of an overdose in 2012 at age 25, and dad Robert, who died in 2017 of an apparent heart attack.
“Aaron never really dealt with a lot of trauma he had,” the insider said. “He was really torn up when Leslie died, but it was Bob’s death that really threw him.”
Carter had facedlegal troublesandstruggled with addictionover the years, for which hesought treatment. He was pulled over for suspicion of DUI less than a week before his death, but officersfound that he wasn’t under the influenceafter conducting a field sobriety test, TMZ reported.
source: people.com
