the death of friend star Matthew Perry
continues to reverberate as the world
waits for word on what led to the
54-year-old star's death he was found
unresponsive in his hot tub by his
assistant with paramedics saying they
were responding to a drowning Jim Moray
begins our coverage we're learning new
details today about Matthew Perry's
Final hours the friends actor spent the
morning playing pickle ball he was said
to be obsessed with the sport and
reportedly played the game twice a day
for 2 hours but on Saturday he called it
quits after just one hour because he was
fatigued after pickle ball Matthew Perry
returned here to his $6 million mansion
in Pacific Palisades he asked his
assistant to run some errands for him
picking up a new iPhone and prescription
glasses meanwhile the Beloved actor
relaxed in his hot tub it was his
favorite place to unwind in fact his
last social media post one week ago was
this image of himself in his hot tub
with the caption oh so warm water
swirling around makes you feel good
Perry's assistant returned at 400 p.m.
and that's when she made the shocking
Discovery the actor had drowned P of 23
rescue 23 of the drowning First
Responders converged on the quiet
neighborhood that's Perry's mother
Suzanne and stepfather dline NBC's True
Crime correspondent Keith Morrison it
was a tragic scene made all the more
poignant by Morrison's presence as he
lifts the police tapee to pay his
respects to Matthew's biological father
actor John Perry Accord ording to
reports cops found prescription
painkillers and anti-anxiety pills at
Matthew Perry's home along with
medication to treat COPD a breathing
disorder like empatha Perry had
struggled with drug and alcohol
addiction for decades he was in recovery
although just last week he looked
disheveled and overweight why is a
healthy communicative able-bodied
gentleman like this suddenly pass away
in a hot tub you know there has to be
something sort of underlying forensic
pathologist Dr priia energy says it's
unlikely Perry simply fell asleep
because natural reflexes would have
kicked in and jolted him awake something
has to be going on to then alter his
reflexes doesn't have to always be drugs
you know you have to think about medical
conditions anything that can alter
someone the heat of the hot tub could
also have been a factor someone who
plays pickle ball might be a little bit
more fatigued than usual a little more
dehydrated May then jump into a hot tub
which makes them further dehydrated as a
result there can be some demand placed
on the heart increased stress requesting
two additional units and a supervisor
respond to Blue sale Drive the aerial
footage of Perry's pool revealed a
curious image on the bottom it's the bat
sign he was a huge Batman fan his social
media is filled with Batman images he
even called himself mattman the caption
on this October 19th post showing the
bat signal in his pool lit up goes sleep
well everybody I've got this city
tonight Matt man Perry's grieving family
released statement today we are
heartbroken by the tragic loss of our
beloved Son and brother Matthew brought
so much Joy to the
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