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Food Network star Anne Burrell’s cause of death has been determined five weeks after the celebrity chef was found dead in her New York home. The 55-year-old died on June 17 by suicide, the New York City medical examiner’s office said in a statement to HuffPost on Thursday following an autopsy investigation.
The New York City medical examiner's office has officially ruled chef Anne Burrell's death a suicide. Here's everything we know about the chef's cause of death.
On Thursday, the New York City medical examiner’s office confirmed to Nexstar that it had ruled Burrell died by suicide. Her death was labeled as “acute intoxication” from the antihistamines diphenhydramine and cetirizine; ethanol, which can be found in alcohol; and amphetamine, which can be used to treat ADHD.
Food Network star and host of “Worst Cooks in America" Anne Burrell died on June 17 at her home in Brooklyn, New York.
Anne Burrell's cause of death has been confirmed as a suicide, just five weeks after the 55-year-old Food Network star was found unresponsive. People reports that the cause of death is cited as "acute intoxication due to the combined effects of diphenhydramine,
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Celebrity chef Anne Burrell's cause of death was determined to be "suicide", per a report from the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
Anne Burrell's cause of death was determined to be a suicide. The New York Times first reported the news released by New York's chief medical examiner.