Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Had Chest Pain Before His Death, Colombia Officials Say
usmagazine.comBefore Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died, he allegedly suffered chest pain.Hawkins was on tour with his Grammy-nominated band in Bogotá, Colombia, at the time of his death.
The city’s District Secretary of Health has since released a statement surrounding the circumstances.Per a translation of the statement, which was released via the department’s verified Twitter account on Saturday, March 26, the local emergency center received a report about a patient — who was staying in a hotel — that had pain in his chest.
An ambulance was then dispatched to the scene where Hawkins was found unresponsive. A medical professional attempted to resuscitate the drummer to no avail.
The patient was declared dead on the scene shortly after. Per protocol, the city then launched an investigation to determine the cause of death, which has yet to be confirmed.The “Everlong” performers — which also includes band members Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, Rami Jaffee and Franz Stahl — confirmed Hawkins’ death in a social media statement on Friday night.“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” the band wrote in a Twitter statement. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever.
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