Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press Cory Monteith, the actor and “Glee†co-star, in 2012.Further testing will be required to determine a cause of death for Cory Monteith, the actor and “Glee†star who died in Vancouver, British Columbia, over the weekend, the local authorities said on Monday.
Mr. Monteith, who played the high-school football star turned glee-squad member on that hit Fox musical comedy, was found dead in his room at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel on Saturday. He was 31 years old.
The coroners service in British Columbia said in a statement that “it will undertake an autopsy and toxicology testing to assist in determining the cause of death†for Mr. Monteith, and that toxicology samples will be taken during the autopsy, which was being conducted on Monday. However, the statement said, “results are not expected to be available for several days at the earliest.â€
Mr. Monteith had struggled with substance abuse and checked himself into a rehabilitation facility for an unspecified addiction in March. He said he had also sought rehabilitation when he was 19.
An initial examination at his hotel room found no obvious cause of death, the authorities said.
