Richard Simmons’ potential reason for loss of life revealed amid police probe

Richard Simmons’ obvious reason for loss of life has been revealed by officers.

Simmons died on the age of 76 after being present in his residence by his housekeeper on Saturday, July 13.

Upon discovering an unresponsive Simmons the housekeeper referred to as 911. The well-known fitness guru was sadly pronounced useless on the scene.

Confirming his passing, Simmons’ longtime publicist Tom Estey stated: “The world has really misplaced an angel.”

Whereas it is suspected that there was no foul play concerning Simmons’ loss of life, police have nonetheless launched an investigation into the 76-year-old’s passing.

In the meantime, the Los Angeles Hearth Division has issued a press release on the matter and seemingly confirmed Simmons’ reason for loss of life.

“On July 13, 2024, at 9:55 AM, the LAFD responded to a Suspected Demise Incident on the 1300 block of N Belfast Drive,” LAFD Captain Erik Scott told ET.

“Upon arrival, one rescue ambulance found a 76-year-old male who was pronounced deceased on-scene by firefighter/paramedics resulting from obvious pure causes. Because of this, no hospital transport was needed.”

Richard Simmons has died on the age of 76. (Harry Langdon/Getty)

Whereas his reason for loss of life seems to have been from pure causes, the Medical Examiner’s Workplace is but to totally decide this.

Speaking to Folks, the workplace stated that Simmons’ reason for loss of life has since been deferred. An investigation and extra testing is ready to happen and it may take as much as three months earlier than a conclusion is reached.

UNILAD has approached the Medical Examiner’s Officer for remark.

Simmons’ passing comes after he introduced earlier this yr that he’d been identified with pores and skin cancer.

The well-loved health coach had observed a blemish beneath one in all his eyes and went to the physician to have it checked out.

Simmons had been identified with pores and skin most cancers earlier this yr. (Rodrigo Vaz/Getty Photos)

He was then referred to a most cancers specialist who identified Simmons with Basal Cell Carcinoma – a kind of pores and skin most cancers that almost all typically develops on areas of pores and skin uncovered to the solar.

Simmons penned on Facebook on the time: “[The doctor] defined that he has to burn my pores and skin to take away the most cancers cells. There was no numbing it simply needed to be accomplished with a small instrument.

“As he began burning my pores and skin a tear dropped down my cheek. You may’t cry throughout this and he wiped my tear. The burning actually damage my pores and skin. It lasted about half-hour. ‘Come again in an hour and a half and see if I bought all of it out.'”

The physician was unable to get all of it out after the primary try and Simmons needed to endure extra most cancers cell elimination.

It is unclear if it was ever absolutely eliminated earlier than his passing.