Cause of death for Austin Beutner's 22-year-old daughter revealed
Los Angeles Times • • health
Key Points:
- Emily Beutner, daughter of former Los Angeles schools superintendent Austin Beutner, died by suicide due to a combination of kratom compounds and prescription medications, according to the L.A. County medical examiner.
- She was found in medical distress by the side of a highway in Palmdale on January 6 and pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.
- The medical examiner identified the cause of death as the combined effects of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine (from kratom), along with quetiapine and mirtazapine, both prescription psychiatric drugs.
- Kratom, an herbal substance with opioid-like effects, has been linked to several deaths in L.A.
