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911 Call and Police Report Shed New Light on Limp Bizkit Bassist Sam Rivers' Death

Officials have not determined a cause, with autopsy results pending despite newly released scene details.

Overview

  • TMZ published a 911 call and incident report in which a caller identified as Keely said she found Rivers, 48, face down in a pool of blood in the bathroom of his Florida home.
  • Responding deputies performed CPR until St. Johns County Fire Rescue arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene, according to the report.
  • The documents note a cut above his eye and a small amount of coagulated blood, with a deputy suggesting the injury could be consistent with a fall from the toilet.
  • A deputy recorded Rivers’ face and neck as dark blue with the rest of his body flushed, a pattern the report says is commonly seen in pulmonary embolism, though no official cause has been released.
  • Keely told deputies Rivers had a 2018 liver transplant and was taking related medications, and separate reports note the band announced his death on Oct. 18 as tour dates for late November remain listed.