Heath Ledger autopsy inconclusive

[bbwMax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">An autopsy on the body of Australian actor Heath Ledger, who has died aged 28, has been found to be inconclusive. </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">It will take about 10 days to determine the cause of death, a spokeswoman for New York's medical examiner said. </span>

<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">"We have to do additional testing which will include toxicology and tissue testing," the spokeswoman said. </span>

<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">Police said they found prescription pills at Ledger's apartment in New York. The Brokeback Mountain star died there on Tuesday. </span>

<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">Meanwhile, tributes have been paid by family, fans and Hollywood. Father Kim Ledger said the death of his "dearly loved son" was "tragic" and "accidental". </span>

<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee described working with Ledger as "one of the purest joys of my life". </span>

<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">"He brought to the role of Ennis more than any of us could have imagined - a thirst for life, for love, and for truth, and a vulnerability that made everyone who knew him love him," he said. "His death is heartbreaking." </span>

<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">Fans have been leaving flowers and candles outside Ledger's apartment in the SoHo district.
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<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"> Khaled Ali, a 41-year-old Broadway stage manager, left a candle and said: "I felt a connection with him as an actor, as a fellow in the theatre community. </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">"With Brokeback Mountain he touched me personally in telling the story of my community. It was very touching." </span>

<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">President George W Bush has postponed an event to promote an advertising campaign on preventing prescription drug abuse. </span>

<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">"We felt it would be better not to hold the event today given the tragedy of yesterday's passing of the beloved actor," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said. </span>

<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">"We did not want anyone to think we were trying to link into that story in any way." </span>

<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">Ledger, who earned an Oscar nomination for his role in Brokeback Mountain, was found in the rented apartment at 1526 (2026 GMT) on Tuesday. </span></div>