Matthew Perry’s death under investigation due to ketamine found in his blood

Authorities have opened an investigation into how Matthew Perry received the supply of ketamine that killed him, police said Tuesday.

An assistant found the 54-year-old Perry face down in his hot tub on Oct. 28, and paramedics who were called immediately declared him dead. His autopsy, released in December, found that the amount of ketamine in his blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery. It was listed as the primary cause of death, which was ruled an accident with no foul play suspected, the report said.The investigation was first reported by TMZ.

But the medical examiner said Perry’s last treatment 1 1/2 weeks earlier wouldn’t explain the levels of ketamine in his blood. The drug is typically metabolized in a matter of hours. At least two doctors were treating Perry, a psychiatrist and an anesthesiologist who served as his primary care physician, the medical examiner’s report said. No illicit drugs or paraphernalia were found at his house.

Drug-related celebrity deaths have in other cases led authorities to prosecute the people who supplied them.

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