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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Coroner: Filmmaker George Hickenlooper died of accidental overdose - The Denver Post

Coroner: Filmmaker George Hickenlooper died of accidental overdose - The Denver Post

The death last month of filmmaker George Hickenlooper was the result of an accidental overdose on a prescription painkiller mixed with alcohol, the Denver medical examiner's office announced Monday.

The death of the 47-year-old cousin of Denver's mayor, Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper, was linked to intoxication on a combination of ethanol and oxymorphone, which affected the central nervous system and breathing.

An autopsy also indicated that George Hickenlooper had a "moderately enlarged" heart, which, coupled with his history of sleep apnea, were "significant contributing factors to death," according to the coroner.



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