Washington: Joan Rivers is believed to be killed by the same drug that killed legendary musician Michael Jackson after the authorities started investigating the clinic that performed surgery on the late comedienne.
According to Radar Online, the ‘Fashion Police’ host was given the drug ‘propofol’, which is often used as an anesthetic during surgery. A source revealed authorities suspected the anesthesia was the issue, based on conversations between the staff and city medics.
“The paramedics arrived at the clinic on the morning of August 28 to find doctors frantically trying to shove a tube down Joan’s throat to get her to start breathing again,†the Radar Online quoted.
“Paramedics were able to successfully intubate her, and she began breathing again after they administered CPR, but she was in very bad shape.â€
Joan Rivers tragically passed away on September 4, after she slipped into coma and never regained consciousness after being sedated for an endoscopy procedure.
The drug, propofol, became popular when the King of Pop, Michael Jackson died after taking a cocktail of it. Jackson was also said to have used alprazolam (an antianxiety agent), and sertraline (an antidepressant).
Other drugs named in connection with him included omeprazole, hydrocodone, paroxetine, carisoprodol and hydromorphone. Some of these drugs had labels made out to Jackson under pseudonyms while others were unlabeled.
With ANI inputs