Glee star Cory Monteith died from a heroin and alcohol overdose, according to a coroner.
The 31-year-old actor was found dead in his hotel room in the Canadian city of Vancouver on Saturday.Barbara McLintock, from the British Columbia coroner's office, said: "There is no evidence to suggest Mr Monteith's death was anything other than a most sad and tragic accident.
"The cause of death was a mixed drug toxicity, and it involved heroin primarily and also alcohol."
The findings come after a post-mortem examination and toxicological analysis.
Police said the Canadian actor had been out with other people earlier, but was believed to have been alone when he died.
He was discovered by hotel staff after he failed to check out on Saturday.
The coroner's office said the investigation into his death was continuing, and no other details were available at this time.
Monteith had talked openly about struggling with addiction since he was a teenager, calling it a serious problem and telling Parade magazine in 2011 he was "lucky to be alive".
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