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Officials Confirm Accidental Acute Intoxication in Hayley McNeff’s Death

The ruling came from Massachusetts public safety officials in a statement to People.

Overview

  • Authorities said toxicology found heroin, fentanyl, 4-ANPP, cocaine and norbuprenorphine, and classified the death as an accident.
  • McNeff, 37, died at her home in Sudbury, Massachusetts, on August 8.
  • She was a nationally ranked bodybuilder who won state titles in Maryland and Delaware and appeared in the 2005 documentary Raising the Bar.
  • Her father remembered her as a “beam of light” with boundless energy, according to an earlier statement shared with People.
  • Her obituary noted an August 16 visitation and funeral in Massachusetts and requested memorial donations to NAMI Massachusetts, as coverage renewed discussion of hidden struggles in elite sports.