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British director Tony Scott (June 21, 1944 ñ August 19, 2012) has died after jumping to his death from an Los Angeles bridge, authorities have said. The 68 year-old died after leaping 200ft from the VIncent Thomas Bridge at lunchtime on Sunday. His films include Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, True Romance and Crimson Tide.
LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" An autopsy report on the death of Top Gun director Tony Scott lists his death as a suicide and says the cause was multiple blunt force injuries suffered from jumping off a bridge into Los Angeles Harbor.
The report released Monday by the Los Angeles County coroner says Scott also drowned, and had in his system therapeutic levels of the anti-depressant Remeron and the sleep aid Lunesta.
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No surprises appeared in the autopsy results on Scott, who leapt from the Vincent Thomas Bridge on August 19 and whose death was presumed a probable suicide from the outset.
The coroner’s office said previously that Scott left notes behind in his car including messages to friends and loved ones, but none gave a reason why he would kill himself.
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