Matthew Perry was found underwater in hot tub by bystander as officials provide new details
nypost.comMatthew Perry, who died of an apparent drowning incident at his California home on Saturday. He was 54.According to the Los Angeles Times, officials received a phone call reporting that the late actor was in his hot tub and not breathing.
The Los Angeles Fire Department arrived at 4:07 p.m. and the Los Angeles Police Department at 4:10 p.m. The identity of the caller has not been revealed.The “Friends” alum was reportedly found underwater. “An adult male patient was deceased prior to first response arrival,” the LAFD said in a statement to the outlet. “The patient was found by a bystander who had re-positioned the victim where the head was out of water.”The statement continued: “Firefighters pulled the victim out of the jacuzzi and did a quick medical assessment to find he was deceased.”As The Post previously reported, Perry’s parents, Suzanne and John Bennett Perry, and his stepdad, “Dateline’s” Keith Morrison, were later photographed appearing distraught outside the home, and the late star’s body was removed from the residence that night.An autopsy has been completed, but a coroner ordered more tests, including toxicology.
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