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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