Cocaine Contributed To Billy Mays' Death

BREAKING NEWS

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - An autopsy report says cocaine contributed to
the death of TV pitchman Billy Mays.

The 50-year bearded TV personality died of a heart attack in his
sleep. His wife found him unresponsive June 28 at their condo in
Tampa, Fla.

A release from the Hillsborough County medical examiner's office
Friday said Mays had last used cocaine days before his death.

The report said that although Mays died from heart disease,
cocaine use was a contributing cause of death.

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