Almost half a year after the sudden death of Elvis’ daughter Lisa Marie Presley, coroners have announced the cause of her death. The singer died in January of complications from weight-loss surgery, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said in a statement. The operation was years ago, but as a result scar tissue had formed, which led to an obstruction in the small intestine, it said.
It is a well-known long-term complication in this type of operation, several US media quoted from the report, which was available to them in full. Presley complained of severe abdominal pain on January 12, it said. Later that day, her husband found her dead at her home in Calabasas, California. Presley then went into cardiac arrest in the hospital.
Among other things, the painkiller oxycodone was found in Presley’s blood, but in a “therapeutic” and harmless concentration. A drug for depression and another painkiller, which is also used to treat opioid addiction, have also been proven. However, these did not contribute to Presley’s death, it said.
Lisa Marie Presley was nine years old when her famous father, rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis Presley, died in 1977 at the age of 42. The singer’s only child survived the young “King” by only a dozen years – Lisa Marie died on January 12, 2023 at the age of 54. After the death, the family was involved in a months-long inheritance dispute.
