LOS ANGELES — Actor Matthew Perry died from the “acute effects of ketamine,” a sedative sometimes used to treat depression, with drowning and heart disease found to be contributing factors, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office reported on Friday.
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Perry, 54, best known for his role as Chandler Bing of the 1990s hit television sitcom “Friends,” was found lifeless in the jacuzzi of his Los Angeles home on Oct. 28.
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— Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Leslie Adler