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Report Describes Scene of Sam Rivers’ Death as Band Plans to Continue Tour

Officials have not released a cause of death, with autopsy findings still pending.

Overview

  • An incident report obtained by TMZ says the Limp Bizkit bassist, 48, was found face down in a pool of blood in the bathroom of his Florida home on Oct. 18.
  • A caller identified as Keely attempted CPR before deputies arrived and continued efforts until fire rescue pronounced him dead at the scene.
  • The report notes a cut above his eye and describes facial and neck discoloration sometimes seen with pulmonary embolism, which has not been determined as the cause.
  • Records logged the call as a nonresponsive person in cardiac arrest and as an attended death, and the report cites his 2018 liver transplant and related medication.
  • Promoters state Limp Bizkit will proceed with scheduled shows, including the Nov. 29 Mexico City date, while the band and team publicly mourn his death.