Matthew Perry Death, Coroner Arrives to Remove Body, Launch Investigation

The Matthew Perry demise investigation is underway after the L.A. County Coroner arrived at his residence to start the post-mortem course of.

The coroner’s massive white van pulled up Saturday night exterior the Pacific Palisades residence the place Matthew was discovered useless earlier that day. A number of members of the coroner’s group rolled the physique out on a stretcher and positioned it within the van.

As TMZ first reported … Matthew’s assistant discovered him unresponsive in a scorching tub, and our sources say the demise seems to be the results of drowning. Whereas there have been no illicit drugs discovered on the scene, we’re instructed there have been some prescribed drugs present in the home.

The coroner’s workplace will carry out toxicology testing, along with the post-mortem, to find out reason for demise, and if any substances had been in Matthew’s system at ranges that might have harmed him.

In a grim scene … Matthew’s mom, father and stepfather had been also at the house Saturday, just a few hours after he handed.

Perry shared a submit lower than every week previous to his demise that raised no eyebrows on the time, however appears eerie now — it is a POV shot as he was sitting within the scorching tub at night time, searching on the metropolis lights.

He captioned the picture … “Oh, so warm water swirling around makes you feel good? I’m Mattman.”