Richard Simmons’ cause of death revealed

(CNN) — The relative of Richard Simmons has disclosed nan precocious fittingness guru’s origin of death.

“Richard’s decease was accidental owed to complications from caller falls and bosom illness arsenic a contributing factor. The toxicology study was antagonistic different than medicine Richard had been prescribed,” Thomas Estey, Simmons’ representative, said successful a connection to People, citing notification Simmons’ relative had received from nan Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

When reached by CNN, Estey referred to his connection to People.

“The Family wishes to convey everyone for their outpouring of emotion and support during this clip of awesome loss,” his connection concluded.

The afloat coroner’s study is not yet publically available.

Simmons, a celebrated fittingness characteristic and staple of ’80s-era TV, died early connected Saturday greeting July 13. He had celebrated his 76th day nan time prior. “We mislaid an Angel coming – a existent Angel,” Estey told CNN astatine nan time.

Soon aft his death, reports surfaced that Simmons had fallen successful his bath nan nighttime of his birthday, but declined aesculapian attraction astatine nan behest of his housekeeper. He was recovered unresponsive adjacent to his furniture nan pursuing morning.

His brother, Lenny Simmons, besides paid tribute successful a connection shared pinch CNN past month.

“I don’t want group to beryllium sad astir my brother. I want them to retrieve him for nan genuine joyousness and emotion he brought to people’s lives,” Lenny Simmons wrote. “He genuinely cared astir people. He called, wrote, and emailed thousands of group passim his profession to connection help. So don’t beryllium sad. Celebrate his life.”

He added that his relative was “very excited astir each of his upcoming ventures he was moving on.”