Autopsy report confirms Bob Saget was Covid POSITIVE when he died
Autopsy report confirms Bob Saget was Covid POSITIVE at the time he died from a brain bleed, but medical examiner says it did not play a part in his death
- Comedian Bob Saget was Covid positive at the time of his death last month, an autopsy report revealed
- The diagnosis did not play any part in the actor’s sudden death, however, according to medical examiner Dr. Joshua Stephany
- It was revealed Wednesday that Saget’s cause of death was from head trauma
- The Full House star struck his head January 9 after he checked into the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Orlando, officials said
- His family say he thought ‘nothing of’ the bump and went to sleep unaware of how serious it was
- Saget had no drugs or alcohol in his body at his time of death, authorities said
Full House star Bob Saget was Covid positive when he died from a freak head injury in his Florida hotel room.
The diagnosis did not play any part in the actor’s sudden death, however, according to an autopsy report released Thursday by Orange County medical examiner, Dr. Joshua Stephany.
His findings reiterate a statement issued by Saget’s family earlier this week stating that the 65-year-old died from accidental head trauma, most likely suffered in a freak fall.
Saget was found dead in his hotel room at The Ritz-Carlton, Orlando, on January 9, hours after coming off stage from a stand-up show.
His death stunned his global community of fans and baffled family members who said he was the happiest he had ever been when he died and was in good health.
Saget had, however, spoken about having Covid 19 several days before he died, telling a podcast: ‘It is not good, it does not feel good.’
Bob Saget died at 65 of a brain bleed after the comedian hit the back of his head last month on an object
Saget was Covid positive at the time of his death last month. The diagnosis did not play any part in the actor’s sudden death, however, according to medical examiner Dr. Joshua Stephany
Saget went on to crack jokes about the different strains, telling A Corporate time with Tom and Dan: ‘At one point Omicron was opening for Delta but Omicron got so big that Delta’s opening now.’
Dr. Stephany’s report lists ‘Covid 19’ as a finding in relation to Saget’s respiratory system but says there was ‘no evidence of acute or chronic inflammation by microscopy’.
He concludes that the star’s death was an accident caused by ‘blunt force injuries to the head’, noting various abrasions to the scalp and fractures to the base of Saget’s skull.
‘In consideration of the circumstances surrounding the death, and after examination of the body, toxicology analysis, microscopic analysis, respiratory pathogen panel testing, bilateral lung cultures, and postmortem CT, it is my opinion that the death of Robert Saget, a 65-year-old white male found unresponsive in a hotel room, is the result of blunt head trauma,’ the report says.
‘It is most probable that the decedent suffered an unwitnessed fall backwards and struck the posterior of his head. The manner of death is an accident.’
Saget’s widow Kelly Rizzo appeared on Good Morning America last month to share her grief. She also referenced her late husband’s bout of Covid, downplaying it as ‘nothing serious’.
Saget was found in his hotel room in The Ritz Carlton, Orlando, on January 9. The medical examiner has ruled his cause of death to be head trauma
A private funeral was held for the late entertainer in Los Angeles last month
She broke down in tears as she said he had no health problems.
‘All I’ll point to is that last post of his where he said he felt 26,’ she said, referring to his final Instagram post.
She added that he had recently recovered from COVID but that it was ‘nothing serious’.
‘There’s only so many tears your body will let you cry,’ Rizzo said, speaking from the L.A. home she shared with the comedian.
The interview, taped on January 18, was the first day she said she was able to speak about him without becoming overcome by emotion.
Through tears, she said: ‘He just wanted to spread love and laughter. I’m so proud of him.
Saget was seen in a promotional pic for Full House in September of 1993
A private funeral was held for the late entertainer in Los Angeles January 14, which was attended by his Full House castmates John Stamos, Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweeten, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen; and friends and colleagues such as Jimmy Kimmel, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock and John Mayer.
Saget had suffered a number of family tragedies, including the death of his sister Andrea at 35 from a brain aneurysm in 1985, and the 1994 death of sister Gay from the autoimmune disease scleroderma.
The comic had done extensive work with the Scleroderma Research Foundation.
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