Richard Simmons’ official cause of death was the result of blunt traumatic injuries, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a Thursday, Aug. 22 press release. The manner of death was ruled as an accident.
Simmons fell on Thursday, July 11, and spent the following day in bed. On the morning of Saturday, July 13, he was found unresponsive on his bedroom floor. Authorities arrived and pronounced him dead on the scene. The next day, July 14, the deputy medical examiner concluded the examination at the Department’s Forensic Science Center.
Simmons’ cause of death was certified on Aug. 22 and a full medical examiner’s report will be ready by Aug. 30, the medical examiner’s office said.
Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease was also a contributing condition to Simmons’ cause of death.
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The statement confirms what the Simmons family spokesperson, Tom Estey, told PEOPLE in a statement on Aug. 21.
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