Singer Aaron Carter drowned in tub after using drugs, inhaling gases, coroner says

Singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in a bathtub because of the sedative he took and the gas used in a spray cleaner he inhaled, a coroner’s report said Tuesday.

Carter, the sister of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, was found in a bathtub at her home in Lancaster, California, on November 5, 2022, according to an autopsy report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. He is 34 years old.

Sheriff’s deputies were the last people to see Carter alive when they visited his home at 2 a.m. on Nov. 4 to check on his welfare after he was seen and heard “huffing” an inhalant on an Instagram live video, according to a police report. included in the autopsy findings. He asked the representatives to leave, and they did.

An autopsy found that the sedative alprazolam, often sold under the brand name Xanax, was found in his system, as was compressed difluoroethane gas, which the report said is “a gas commonly used as a propellant in air cleaner sprays.” According to reports, the gas can “induce feelings of euphoria when inhaled.”

Both materials were unable to enter the tub and caused suffocation, the report said.

Later that evening, after deputies checked on Carter, he missed an appointment with a drug counselor, the police report said.

The next day, authorities called the housekeeper at the time, but the report was that a “housekeeper” came to Carter’s house to give him coffee. They entered when she was unresponsive and heard her dogs barking, according to the report.

A woman found him submerged, wearing a T-shirt and necklace, in a Jacuzzi-style tub with running jets, and called 911. The operator told her to pull him out and perform CPR, according to the report. Paramedics pronounced him dead on arrival.

Investigators​​​​found several prescription bottles and several cans scattered from the electronic dust used for vaping.

The report called Carter a “celebrity with a history of substance abuse” who had “multiple interactions with local police related to substance abuse.” It mentions a specific history of inhalant abuse and recent relapse.

Singer opened up about the struggle

Carter began performing as a child in the 1990s, opening for acts including her sister’s boy band and Britney Spears. The peak of his career came in 2000 with a triple-platinum album Aaron’s Party (Let’s Get It)which produced hit singles including the title song and I want candy.

He also acted in television shows including Lizzie McGuireand appeared on a family reality show House of Carters and Dance With The Stars.

Carter has been open about her struggles with substance abuse over the years, detailing her problems with inhalants on a 2019 episode of the talk show. Doctors. He also said in an interview that he takes medication for acute anxiety and bipolar disorder.

After his brother’s death, Nick Carter said, “I always hoped that he would be okay, that one day he would want to walk a healthy path and finally find the help he so desperately needed.”