The reason for demise has been disclosed for Mandisa, the Grammy Award-winning singer and American Idol contestant, who handed away in April.
In accordance with an post-mortem report obtained by TMZ, Mandisa, 47, died from “issues of sophistication III weight problems,” as she weighed 488 kilos on the time of her demise. Per the Cleveland Clinic, Class III weight problems, also referred to as extreme or morbid weight problems, is a medical classification indicating an exceptionally excessive degree of extra physique fats.
Per the report, the singer’s pals discovered her in a state of decomposition in her residence on April 18. Emergency medical companies arrived on the scene, the place she was pronounced useless.
Regardless of her state of decomposition, the post-mortem was capable of be totally carried out, which confirmed no indicators of trauma to her neck. A toxicology report additionally discovered nothing irregular, ensuing within the method of demise being dominated as pure.
As we reported, Mandisa was discovered deceased in her Nashville dwelling this previous April. Mandisa’s sudden passing on the age of 47 shocked her followers and family members. Her father revealed that she had no identified well being points earlier than her demise.
She had beforehand opened up about her psychological well being struggles, telling ABC Information in 2017 she’d contemplated suicide earlier than. Her psychological well being struggles didn’t play a consider her demise, nonetheless.
The singer, whose full identify is Mandisa Lynn Hundley, shot to stardom after putting ninth on “American Idol.”
Initially from Sacramento, California, Mandisa grew up singing in church and learning vocal efficiency at American River Faculty. In accordance with her file label artist bio, she continued her research at Fisk College in Nashville, Tennessee.
After faculty, she labored as a session and backup vocalist for artists together with Shania Twain and Trisha Yearwood earlier than occurring “American Idol.”
Mandisa went on to win a Grammy for Greatest Up to date Christian Music Album in 2014 for her album “Overcomer.”
